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Food Insecurity

Harvest Hope food bank

A daily struggle with hunger in South Carolina

Mary C. Curtis
COLUMBIA, S.C. Sometimes the line forms before the doors open at 9 a.m. at Harvest Hope Food Bank, a part of the Feeding America network. Chris Daly, chief operating officer of Harvest Hope, told me on Tuesday, 'it gets you when they’re here before you'....
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This infographic shows the number of food insecure households. Research says over 25 percent of all African-American households are food insecure. (Image courtesy of NBC/theGrio)

Food insecurity disproportionately affects blacks

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Over 25 percent of all black households lacking access to enough food to live a healthy lifestyle...
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Mayor Cory Booker (City of Newark, New Jersey) speaks at the Tech:Crunch Disrupt SF 2012 Conference on September 10, 2012 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)

Why Cory Booker has hunger pains

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - Cory Booker is on day three of his food stamp challenge, which, so far, has resulted in hunger pains and a caffeine withdrawal.
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