Today’s discussion came from our Black History Month celebration and was recorded in January of 2025. It was hosted by Ed Dodson, a long-time faculty member at the Henry George School of Social Science.
Mr. Dodson attended Shippensburg University and Temple University where he received an economics degree. Ed worked for Fannie Mae, a public-private partnership to help distribute home mortgage loans. During his time at Fannie Mae, Mr. Dodson held numerous management and analyst positions within the Housing & Community Development group, helping revitalize neighborhoods and local communities. This gives him an interesting perspective on land use and reform, and how it can reduce inequality. He also has extensive experience as a history lecturer at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute and the Learning is For Everyone program at Burlington County College. Edward has written many papers on history and the political economy and is the author of a three-volume book series titled The Discovery of First Principles.
Mr. Dodson discussed the political economy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., explored Dr. King’s intellectual evolution, and looked at how it impacted his solutions to addressing poverty.