Poverty

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September 26, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - It was a city that was integral to the birth of the auto industry. It fell quicker…
September 23, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - theGrio caught up with Edelman for a one on one interview about the state of education and…
September 21, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Ohio's unemployment rate is at 9.1 percent as of August. Combine that with the high poverty rate,…
September 14, 2011
OPINION - The increasing number of blacks falling into poverty and out of the middle class means we are not…
September 13, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau reports the number of Americans in poverty jumped to 15.1 percent in 2010, a…
September 12, 2011
NIGHTLY NEWS - Brian Williams asked Obama about African-American sentiment towards the unemployment rate and whether or not he has…
August 25, 2011
OPINION - Oddly, the blackest, poorest and most federally-dependent state in America is also the most conservative state, according to…
August 24, 2011
OPINION - Fifteen years later, the nation is stuck with a reform that did indeed end welfare as we know…
August 17, 2011
LAS VEGAS (AP) - "My biggest fear is not providing my daughter with everything that she needs to be a…
August 16, 2011
OPINION - What we need is inclusive, creative political action and an increased investment in new strategies to develop skills,…
August 12, 2011
The funny thing about the much ballyhooed and ridiculed Tavis Smiley/Cornel West joint production poverty tour is how the tables…
August 9, 2011
DETROIT (AP) - Eleanor Josaitis and the Rev. William Cunningham founded Focus: HOPE in 1968 after the riots that widened…
July 27, 2011
DETROIT (AP) - Bing's plan isn't about shrinking Detroit --the boundaries of the 139-square-mile city aren't receding...
July 26, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century...
July 21, 2011
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Many states hit hardest by this week's searing heat wave have drastically cut or entirely…
July 11, 2011
BALTIMORE (AP) - For the black community, where unemployment continues to rise, job loss has knocked them out of the…
July 6, 2011
OPINION - The case struck a nerve on what is colloquially called "black Twitter" because it reminds us of a…
April 30, 2011
OPINION - By standing with these Americans, we can help make their road to recovery smoother, and get them through…
March 14, 2011
OPINION - Head Start, the popular preschool program serving nearly a million lower income children, has come under attack from…
February 19, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Rhymefest paints himself as an alternative to business as usual for the 20th Ward, which includes some…