Poverty

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December 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama gave a provocative speech about race, class and inequality in Southeast Washington today. Here's a…
December 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Every Wednesday, rain or shine for the past 13 years, the UCLA Mobile Clinic Project sets up…
November 28, 2013
ANALYSIS - Below the surface of the holiday benevolence is a battle waged by those committed to feeding the poor…
November 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A panel discussion on the portrayals of black characters on-screen and if The Cosby Show reinforced the…
November 25, 2013
MSNBC - At the beginning of November, the federal food stamps program was cut by $5 billion, meaning smaller benefit…
November 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - There is no question the poverty level in Mississippi is the highest in the nation. And on…
November 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Recent cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- commonly called food stamps -- worries…
November 5, 2013
MSNBC - The township denies that race had anything to do with the decision, saying that it was a last…
November 4, 2013
In Plain Sight - Only 19 percent of low-income third graders have "age-appropriate cognitive skills," according to a policy report…
November 3, 2013
OPINION - The American people need House Republican leaders to stop playing political games with their livelihoods and pass a…
October 22, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Newark that Cory Booker is leaving behind as the state's newly elected U.S. senator is…
October 3, 2013
NBC News - A program in Starkville, Mississippi is helping people in poverty identify strategies and come up with a…
October 1, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Stevie Wonder gave an electrifying performance at New York's Central Park in front of thousands of…
September 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House bill would tighten eligibility standards, allow states to impose new work requirements and permit drug…
September 18, 2013
OPINION - In reality, this issue of inequality and the racial wealth gap should be an apolitical issue. Whether you…
September 17, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's poverty rate stood still at 15 percent last year, the sixth straight year that it…
September 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On this Labor Day, the nation is witnessing a new movement to improve the living standards of…
August 29, 2013
OPINION - For a second-term president hoping to cement his legacy, Obama squandered a unique opportunity to demonstrate some leadership…
August 2, 2013
OPINION - In 1984 when 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' debuted, Wall Street had money to burn while those…
July 29, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four out of five U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at…