Despite its proximity to the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland has been the center of economic despair and urban blight since riots rolled…
While African-Americans have made significant social and economic strides since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Black community continues to face…
President Barack Obama’s plans to allow some undocumented immigrants reside in the U.S. have come to a halt. Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District…
Chicago’s own Kanye West and Common have teamed up for more than creating good music to help their hometown fend off poverty. According to SOHH.com, Common’s foundation has joined with Ye’s DONDA House to create over 20,000 jobs for the youth. A study revealed that 92% of black teens in Chicago are unemployed, Common hopes that these jobs will provide black […]
If you’re a single mother, you should really be worried! The poverty data released this week from the U.S. Census is a harsh reminder of what the economic toll for single mothers. Two-thirds (66 percent) of low-income African American children live in single-mother households. According to the Huffington Post, In September the Economic Policy Institute […]
A crowd of people hoping to get federal housing assistance became unruly Wednesday morning with reports of fights breaking out in the crowd.
