Poverty

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August 24, 2012

Poverty remains largely absent from 2012 campaign debate

OPINION - With the ranks of the poor surging and much of the nation hobbled economically, officeholders can barely find…
July 26, 2012

Is marriage worth it for black women? These women say, 'Yes!'

OPINION - When you look at the numbers, and weigh them against the alternative of permanent singledom, the struggle for…
July 12, 2012

Kids in housing projects twice as likely to become smokers

African-American kids growing up in housing projects could have a greater chance of becoming addicted to tobacco as adults than…
July 6, 2012

Work as Avon reps helps South African women escape poverty

MADAME NOIRE - Results of a new study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council shows that black South…
June 21, 2012

Black students benefit more from a college degree than other races

A recent study suggests that African-American students in California who obtain a college degree are more likely to reduce the…
June 14, 2012

President Obama will present new Africa strategy

Today President Barack Obama will unveil a new plan is hopes of boosting trade, spreading democracy, and insuring peace and…
May 31, 2012

The White House defends its anti-poverty agenda

OPINION - When Mr. Herbert suggested that President Obama has 'given up' on the idea of opportunity and upward mobility,…
May 21, 2012

Bob Herbert: Obama, Romney both shy away from the plight of poor kids

OPINION - You won't hear about it in the presidential race. Barack Obama can barely bring himself to say the…
May 9, 2012

New funding increases the reach of community health centers

theGRIO REPORT - Local health centers around the country received a boost from the Department of Health and Human Services…
May 9, 2012

Black America captured in photographs of 1970s 'Harlem, U.S.A' (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - During that time, Harlem lost a third of its residents who sought refuge from its increasing crime and…
April 12, 2012

Report says economic recovery has barely reached African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - The benefits of the economic recovery that started in 2009, such as higher wages, more job opportunities…
March 15, 2012

ART START changing the lives of homeless, at-risk youth

theGRIO REPORT - ART START, a nationally recognized and award-winning non-profit organization for youth in New York City, uses art…
March 9, 2012

Study: Blacks in poor areas endure more chronic pain, disability

NEWS ONE - A recent study from the University of Michigan found that people in low income areas who are…
March 9, 2012

Impoverished black youth publishes novel 'Nameless'

theGRIO REPORT - Despite being poor and homeless, at 20 Kyle Chais has risen above these hurdles to release his…
February 27, 2012

Black seniors twice as likely as whites to be in poverty

Some 19.4 percent of black and 19.0 percent of Latino seniors have incomes below the federal poverty line, compared to…
February 10, 2012

Somalia under threat of a second famine

It has only been a month since the United Nations announced that the famine was over in Somalia...
February 3, 2012

Romney says he 'misspoke' when talking about poor

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Mitt Romney says he misspoke when he said he was not very concerned about poor people...
January 20, 2012

Food stamp families to critics: Walk in our shoes

Some have advanced degrees and remember middle-class lives. Some work selling lingerie or building websites. They are white, black and…
January 19, 2012

Martin Luther King Jr streets on economic outskirts

Even as the memory of King remains at the heart of American discourse, many of his namesake streets are drifting…
January 19, 2012

Newt Gingrich caught in race-baiting 'Catch-22'

OPINION - With thunderous applause in support of Newt Gingrich's continuing effort to connect poverty to stereotypes of African-Americans, the…