Poverty

During this week's installment of the CBC's Message to America, Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) discusses his "10-20-30" proposal, which seeks to reduce persistent poverty around the country.

Jonna Ivin, Founder of STIR Journal, explains why poor White voters are chanting 'Trump, Trump Trump' in a new article.

African-American kids from rich families are more likely to go to prison than White kids from underprivileged households.

Roland Martin and NewsOne Now took an in-depth look at Sunday night's CNN/TV One Democratic Town Hall.

Rep. Conyers, a Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, explained, “The number of high poverty urban neighborhoods in the nation’s largest cities have tripled over the last 40 years.”

Where is New Orleans 10 years later, take a look at this infographic to see how Hurricane Katrina affected the beloved city.

It’s been over a year since comedian Tracy Morgan was badly injured in a highway car crash, but things are finally looking up. Yesterday, Morgan tied the knot with his long-time fiancée Megan Wollover in a private ceremony. “After almost losing Tracy last year, I am so grateful to finally be married to the love […]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has allowed the housing secretary to keep his job after profiling low-income residents and accusing them of deliberately poisoning their children to score free rent. The governor had a “direct” talk with Secretary Kenneth C. Holt, Maryland Secretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development, about the disparaging comments he […]

Following a heightened interest in law enforcement reform, some police officers are paying the price for abusing their authority.

NewsOne’s Top 5 takes a quick look at the stories trending on NewsOne.com that you are talking about. GRAPHIC: California Police Forced To Release Video Showing Shooting Of Unarmed Man President Obama On Bill Cosby Accusations: Sex Without Consent Is Rape Here’s 50 Cent’s Rather Questionable Reason For Filing For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy NEWS ROUNDUP: […]

While poverty rates have decreased for White and Asian families, Black children are more likely to live in poverty than children of other races, a new study from the Pew Research Center shows. In fact, 2 out of 5 Black children live in poverty, or 38 percent of the 11 million Black children living in […]

Sen. Cory Booker believes in the promise of America, but is “anguished” because “the work of America is not yet done.” He explains in this week’s Congressional Black Caucus Message to America, “In many ways over my lifetime, we have slipped backwards.” The New Jersey Senator said, “In just forty years, we have seen our […]