Poverty and inequality exist in all developed cultures and are often only corrected to allow society to continue to progress. Poverty and inequality in the United States exist for many reasons; reasons that come very much from a prospective point of view. Interpretive theories in particular ask us to question our reality and its constructions. Interpretive theories require us to view the world as a social domain, which we created and which we are constantly changing. Interpretive theories study the relationship between power and the construction of social roles as well as the invisible set of patterns and habits that constitute domination (Delgado and Stefanic, 2001). Susan Kemp argues that the worldview is dominated by the experiences of white Western men, often from the bourgeoisie (2001). In the social realm, the way we view our world and those in it varies greatly. Two specific interpretive theories view poverty and inequality in different ways, but both on the basis of social construction. In these theories, things only have meaning according to what we designate them, without definitions, they would not exist. Race and gender are social constructs that, in this modern world, often function interchangeably in the social realm. Society and the social domain are in constant negotiation and change. Although often forgotten, race and gender are social constructs and not biological aspects of being human. Different racial groups experience reality in distinct and unique ways. These differences occur at all levels: micro, mezzo, and macro (Swignoski & Raheim, 2011). Critical race theory and feminist theory examine the social realm through specific lenses and offer explanations for many social problems, including poverty and inequality. Review......middle of article.......Poverty is statistically a problem for black women. They are often poorer and less educated than their white counterparts. Which raises the questions, why? And how can we fix it? When it comes to poverty and inequality, there are many possible answers to how we got here; there are a lot of questions about how best to proceed from here. I think neither feminism nor CRT describes our problems of poverty and inequality better, they actually work better together. Issues of poverty and inequality have long had a complex history that can only be described in complicated ways. I can just hope that its final solution won't be that complicated, although if it was a conflict or a functionalist theory, then there will still be that conflict. With the Arab Spring and the Occupy movements, the future of poverty and inequality could be changing before our eyes..