Prof. Ed Kramer – Comic Book Superhero!

Even though the Avengers have finished filming in Cleveland, we still have at least one comic book superhero in town.  Adjunct professor Ed Kramer of Housing Advocates, Inc., who teaches C|M|LAW’s Fair Housing Clinic appears in the graphic novel Understanding the Crash by Seth Tobocman, Eric Laursen and Jessica Wehrle.  Chapter 2, “She Lives Here” tells the story of a woman swindled by a loan shark, and Professor Kramer’s court battle to save her house from foreclosure.    This fairly short book is full of insights into how the foreclosure mess came about, the intricate financial shenanigans involved, present solutions and the  response of community organizations such as East Cleveland’s Organizing Project, The Housing Advocates, Inc and Miami’s Take Back the Land.

The library has a copy of Understanding the Crash.