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Poor People’s Campaign State Fact Sheets – 2023 [1]
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Date: 2023-06-21 12:24:39+00:00
55 years ago, in 1968, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other civil rights leaders launched a Poor People’s Campaign to tackle what he called the “Triplets of Evil” — systemic racism, poverty, and militarism. Fifty years later, activists revived that multi-racial fusion movement to carry on the fight against these injustices, as well as the growing scourge of ecological devastation.
Since 2018, the Institute for Policy Studies has proudly served as the research arm of the modern-day Poor People’s Campaign. Our joint 2018 “Souls of Poor Folks” audit took a deep dive into shocking statistics on the uphill battles our communities face, from voting rights to mass incarceration to wealth inequality, and found that these systemic problems had significantly deepened since 1968.
In 2023, once again, the Poor People’s Campaign, Kairos Center, Repairers of the Breach, and the Institute for Policy Studies are taking stock with the release of new, updated fact sheets that examine the state of poverty and inequality at the national level in the United States, as well as extensive data for each of the 50 states and D.C.
Each fact sheet is highlighted below.
Read a full breakdown of key findings from these fact sheets, and key actions decisionmakers must take to alleviate poverty and reduce inequality in our communities.
Key fact sheet highlights include:
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[1] Url:
https://ips-dc.org/poor-peoples-campaign-state-fact-sheets-2023
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