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