poverty

You know, instead of dunking on white mess, why don’t we feel good and focus on some Black positivity instead? For…

On Monday, Compton Mayor Aja Brown announced the upcoming launch of a pilot program that will give regular, free…

Roc Nation is joining the philanthropic efforts to step up and assist those in need during the coronavirus pandemic.…

We need a celebrity intervention, y’all.

If you had one shot, one opportunity to help someone, would you capture it or would you let them die of thirst?

More than half a million Americans experienced homelessness in 2019—a number that has slowly ticked upward in recent…

I don’t remember when exactly I first realized there was such a thing as class. I think I might have been 10 or 11,…

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 36 million Americans were receiving an average of $121 monthly in…

It’s just nine miles between Chicago’s predominantly white and wealthy Streeterville neighborhood and the…

On February 10, 2004, Kanye West, aka Yeezy, released his debut album, The College Dropout. The album remains a…

There are a great many people in this country who are one missed paycheck away from financial ruin.

The characters on Insecure sometimes make decisions that make me question if they were born on the same Earth that…

Instead of being immediately tossed into jail for failing to pay fines or fees related to whatever legal issues you…

Editor’s note: In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Samoan writer Rudy Mageo shares…

It’s no secret that Viola Davis came from meager beginnings. It’s also an understatement to call the brilliant…

I am not ashamed of being broke.

Dr. Ben Carson, secretary of housing and urban development, said in an interview released Wednesday that poverty is…

In 2008, 18-year-old Demorrea Tarver was out with some friends when he was stopped by the police. Officers found a…

We’re not going to “nonprofit” our way out of poverty, housing unaffordability and economic injustice. Historic…

“Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.” — James Baldwin