Critics : ` ` Urban poor '' is not just black men , single moms ; many women fit the category . For 25 years , authors studied poor children through their adulthood in Baltimore . Critics : Hardly any poor people , black or white , went on to finish college . Because white poverty is less expected , less recognized and less studied , we often exclude poor whites from our discussions . They say white privilege died out as they got more and better - paying jobs .
Critics : ` ` Urban poor '' is not just black men , single moms ; many women fit the category . For 25 years , authors studied poor children through their adulthood in Baltimore . Critics : Hardly any poor people , black or white , went on to finish college . They say white privilege died out as they got more and better - paying jobs .