A shocking 45 percent of the nation’s estimated 131,000 homeless veterans are African-American, according to a new report by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, a well-known advocacy and research organization.
And, just as shocking, according to the alliance, is the reality that a staggering 42 percent of the the nation’s total homeless population is African-American.
The report was issued on the heels on a pledge made by President Barack Obama to end homelessness among veterans within five years.
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