1. Introduction to World Poverty

2. Some Songs about Poverty
“Changes” by Tupac (1998)
“Mr. Wendal” by Arrested Development (1992)
“Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman (1988)
“Electric Avenue” by Eddie Grant (1982)
“Allentown” by Billy Joel (1982)
“No Woman, No Cry” by Bob Marley (1976)
Eddie Grant

3. Comedies with Themes of Poverty and Wealth Disparity
“Trading Places” (1983)
“Get Hard” (2015)

4. Films with Themes of Poverty and Wealth Disparity
“Precious” (2009)
The Hunger Games series ( )

5. Documentaries about Poverty
“The End of Poverty” (2008)
“Poverty, Inc.” (2014)

6. Reality Check: Population
Always rising, the world population in the spring semester of is over 7.6 billion

7. Reality Check: Poverty
According to reliable sources like The World Bank and Globalissues.org:
80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day
In 2012, 896 million people lived on less than $1.90 a day
$1.25 is currently the international poverty line

8. Reality Check: Poverty
According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty, and they, “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world.”
School Under Bridge in New Delhi (offers free education to poor children)

9. Summary of UNICEF’s World Report

10. Reality Check: Wealth Disparity
United States
World
“The poorest 40% of the world’s population accounts for 5% of the global income. The richest 20% accounts for ¾ of world income” (“Poverty Facts and Stats”).

11. World Poverty Statistics
In million people live on less than $1.90 a day
Also in 2012, 77.8% of the extremely poor lived in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
In 1990 that number was billion
In 1981 that number was billion
Source: Worldbank.org

12. Poverty in America
In 2014, 46.7 million people (14.8%) were in poverty
15.5 million children (21.1%) under 18 years of age were in poverty
Source: Feeding America

13. Poverty in Los Angeles and Long Beach
“16.4% of Californians lacked enough resources”
Los Angeles has the highest poverty rate in California at 25.7%
22.8% of Long Beach residents live in poverty
33% of children between years old live in poverty
Source: Public Policy Institute of California

14. References Feeding America
“Poverty Facts and Stats.” Globalissues.org.
Public Policy Institute of California
UNICEF
Worldbank.org