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South Africa launches a costly, highly anticipated “national dialogue” aimed at tackling poverty, inequality, crime, and other issues.
There are more than 2.7 million registered private security officers in South Africa amid fewer than the nation's 150,000 police…
Perspective: Children born poor have little margin for mistakes or bad decisions, regardless of race
Alfred King was lying in the parking lot of a small apartment building, mortally wounded when police in Alexandria, Louisiana,…
For poorer school districts, deciding what to do with COVID money meant working on academic recovery or fixing infrastructure needs.
Pope Francis demanded Tuesday that foreign powers stop plundering Africa’s natural resources for the “poison of their own greed” as…
In the wake of the economic crisis driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, cities explored universal basic income programs.
After moving from a fringe leftist concept to actual policy, lawmakers from coast to coast are monitoring the experiment in…
At least 2 million Americans don’t have running water or a working toilet at home, according to a report released Tuesday by…
African leaders meet as challenges mount on the continent from extremism to climate change to military coups leaving millions in…
Academics report the number of older homeless people will triple in the next decade as they get sicker and less…
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, fashion brands canceled orders and factories across Africa and Asia went belly up.
Thousands of low-income drivers in North Carolina may seek the restoration of their suspended licenses following the settlement of a…
Stevie Wonder will headline Global Citizen Live’s star-studded 24-hour event in Los Angeles this month to help raise awareness around…
A series of anti-poverty policies in response to the pandemic offer a glimpse of what's possible when we center the…
The expanded Child Tax Credit will be distributed in monthly installments to eligible American families with children starting July 15.
After misinformation and threats over confusion about his organization, Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore is on a mission to end…
Martin Luther King III said his father would be disappointed by the current state of poverty and income equality,
Singer Mariah Carey says she has no apologies for being high maintenance because of her difficult childhood.
Earlier this week, the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, payed an unexpected visit to a women’s organization dedicated to helping…
Champale Anderson, of North St. Louis, has been feeding children living in poverty in her neighborhood for five years. The…