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Where Is New Orleans 10 Years Later? An…

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

08.28.15

NEWS ROUNDUP: Tracy Morgan Ties The Knot With…

It’s been over a year since comedian Tracy Morgan was badly injured in a highway car crash, but things are…

08.24.15

Maryland Housing Secretary Keeps Job After Suggesting Low-Income…

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has allowed the housing secretary to keep his job after profiling low-income residents and accusing…

08.19.15

Cops Behaving Badly: Florida Officer Throws Peanuts At…

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

08.05.15

NewsOne Top 5: Horrific Police Shooting Video Released,…

NewsOne’s Top 5 takes a quick look at the stories trending on NewsOne.com that you are talking about. GRAPHIC: California…

03.15.18

Study: Black Children Are More Likely To Live…

While poverty rates have decreased for White and Asian families, Black children are more likely to live in poverty than…

07.15.15

CBC Message To America: Sen. Cory Booker Details…

Sen. Cory Booker believes in the promise of America, but is “anguished” because “the work of America is not yet…

06.29.15

CBC Message To America: Rep. Barbara Lee Says…

There are 45 million Americans living in poverty in the United States. And as many of us know, poverty is…

06.17.15

Privilege? Rich Californians Complain Over Water Rations, Compare…

California residents are currently battling a record-breaking drought, but that hasn’t stopped some of its richest residents from demanding their…

06.15.15

Segregation In American Cities Means 1 In 5…

A study of 100 American cities, facilitated by Measure of America (an initiative of the Social Science Research Council), found…

06.18.15

John Hope Bryant Says Middle-Class Folks Don’t Riot,…

In a recent article for American Banker titled Lessons from Baltimore: ‘Middle-Class Folks Don’t Riot,’ John Hope Bryant, President and CEO of Operation…

03.15.18

President Obama Pushed To Appoint Poverty Czar

In an effort to help tackle issues of poverty pushed to the forefront recently by President Barack Obama, advocates for…

05.21.15

Here’s Definitive Proof Gentrification Is Racist, As Told…

If you’ve been a New York City resident for some time, you’ve likely noticed how your once empty subway car…

08.04.17

President Obama: Rise In White Poverty Pushes Issue…

During a candid talk about race and poverty Tuesday at Georgetown University, President Barack Obama tackled the changing face of…

05.13.15

Baltimore: A Timeline That Proves The City’s Issues…

Despite its proximity to the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland has been the center of economic despair and…

04.29.15

5 Reasons The American Dream Is Eluding Black…

While African-Americans have made significant social and economic strides since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the…

04.15.15

Agents Patrol Texas Border To Stop Illegal Immigrants From Entering U.S.

News Roundup: Obama’s Immigration Policies Come To A…

President Barack Obama’s plans to allow some undocumented immigrants to reside in the U.S. have come to a halt. Judge…

03.10.15

President Releases Statement For 50th Anniversary Of War…

On Tuesday, the United States Census Bureau released a pair of infographics focused on the department’s aims to measure poverty…

06.19.19

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks On Criminal Justice…

Attorney General Eric Holder spoke about the injustices of America’s poverty and prison system at the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus.…

04.05.18

New Poll Shows Some Americans Foolishly Blame Welfare…

Not that cable news culture and George W. Bush‘s political career aren’t strong enough indicators of this factoid, but I…

06.19.19