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People Are Judging Food Stamp Purchases

Folks have been debating what should be able to be purchased with food stamps.
by Steven Shepherd, Troy Campbell
10.07.21
US-POLITICS-TRUMP

Will Whites Support Trump If SNAP Is Cut?

A new proposal could drastically cut food stamps.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
Produce Aisle

States Trying To Control Purchases With Food Stamps

States keep trying to ban the purchase of junk food with food stamps while ignoring the lack of access to…
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
Atlanta skyline from Piedmont Park

Thousands Of Georgians Had Their Food Stamps Cut

The heartlessness of Trump continues.
by NewsOne Staff
12.26.18
Farm Bill's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Republicans Look To Cut Food Stamps

The battle against the poor has taken another turn.
by Clarissa Hamlin
04.13.18
Anti-Trump Protestors Rally In Toronto

Trump Wants To End Food Stamps

Trump's war on the poor is just beginning.
by NewsOne Staff
02.13.18
Activists Erect Faux Shantytown To Draw Attention To Federal Budget Cuts

GOP Planning Assault On Programs For The Poor

House Speaker Paul Ryan wants to cut holes in the social safety net during the 2018 legislative session.
by nigelroberts1
01.02.18
US President Donald Trump Meets Israeli President Reuven Rivlin

Trump Budget Proposal Will Make Severe Cuts to…

Trump's budget plan promises to balance the federal budget by the end of a 10-year window, but the bulk of…
by Angela Bronner Helm
05.22.17
Will.I.Am's Annual TRANS4M Concert Benefitting I.Am.Angel Foundation - Red Carpet

NEWS ROUNDUP: Bobby Brown & Wife Expecting Third…

Bobby Brown and his wife Alicia Etheredge are reportedly expecting a new bundle of joy. According to a close source…
by NewsOne Staff
02.24.16
Miami Heat v Brooklyn Nets - Game Four

News Roundup: Mayweather-Pacquiao Tickets Sell Out In Less…

The upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao matchup is being dubbed the “fight of the century,” and boxing fans are…
by NewsOne Staff
04.24.15
Number Of People Receiving Government Food Assistance At Historic High

New Kansas Law Bans Spending Welfare Benefits At…

In a sweeping welfare reform measure designed to teach recipients to spend responsibly, Kansas Republican Governor Sam Brownback on Thursday…
by Lynette Holloway
04.17.15
Raw Beef Tenderloin

Don’t Missouri Legislators Have Better Things To Worry…

Oh, Missouri. Oh Missourah? Or is it Oh Misery if you are receiving food stamps? (Or live in Ferguson?) A…
by Angela Bronner Helm
04.06.15

Fight Corruption Before It Starts & Other Ways…

  1. Stopping Corruption Before it Starts: Miami Dade’s Candidates Academy From sex scandals to fraud, we’ve seen a lot…
by Tamika D. Mallory
04.17.21

Congress Passes Farm Bill, Cuts Food Stamps By…

The Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to slash food stamps for 850,000 households across the nation, resulting in an average…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19

Food Stamp Table: A Struggling Family’s Grocery List…

An artist named Meg Webster is showcasing “Food Stamp Table” at Miami’s Art Basel in the Paula Cooper Gallery and…
by Danielle Young, Lifestyle Editor
01.03.14

Food Stamp Cuts Starting Friday Will Leave 47…

When the Great Recession hit, food stamps were one of the ways the federal government tried to help struggling families…
by Jeff Mays
06.19.19

Fact Check: Gingrich’s Obama Food Stamp Claim Was…

FactCheck.org has looked into Newt Gingrich’s claim that Barack Obama had put more people on Food Stamps than any President…
by cganemccalla
06.19.19

Democrats Attempt To Eat On $4.50 A Day…

With food stamps a target of many Republican politicians when it comes to budget talk discussions, California Rep. Jackie Speier…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19

Are Food Stamps Subsidizing Black America’s Fast Food…

Since the early 1960s, federally-funded food stamps have subsidized America’s food insecurity problem, providing support for some 17 million people…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19

Is America Becoming A Food Stamp Nation?

A the economy struggles and unemployment increases, many people both employed and unemployed are turning to food stamps. Since 2007,…
by cganemccalla
06.19.19