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 .
Authors : `` Urban poor '' is not just black men , single moms ; many whites fit the category . For 25 years , authors studied poor children through their adulthood in Baltimore . Authors : Hardly any poor children , black or white , went on to finish college . They say white privilege won out as they got more and better-paying jobs .