Delaware State University News March 25, 2019 Poverty Symposium held on campus - photos Delaware State University hosted a Poverty Symposium that engaged 60 professionals from Delaware social service agencies in a unique exercise that gave them a sense of the frustrations faced by those who have little. For images from the Poverty Symposium, click on the below photo slideshow link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/48216028@N03/sets/72157707561402855/show Co-sponsored by the University, First State Community Action, Philanthropy Delaware and Share Delaware, the event featured a "Poverty Simulation," an inactive immersion experience that put the participants in the role of the low-income families and sensitized them to the realities of the situations and roadblocks they face. The symposium also featured keynote speaker Lillian Singh, vice president of Prosperity Now, Racial Wealth Equity, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people - especially people of color and those of limited income, to achieve financial security, stability, and ultimately prosperity. Ms. Singh spoke on the topic of "Addressing Poverty, Racial Wealth and Equality in Delaware." SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, the children, and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/