Commentary: We Must End Poverty and Inequality in America
Rep. John Conyers says we must act to break the persistent link between poverty and the criminal ju...
American Money: Following Up on Your New Year’s Financial Resolutions
As January comes to an end, now is an ideal time to check in with your progress on your personal fi...
Middle Class Growing Across Africa
With growing economies and surges in foreign investment, there has been talk of Africa "rising" for...
President Obama’s Step-brother to Run for Office in Kenya
President Barack Obama’s step-brother will be testing his political chops in Kenya soon and wasted ...
Commentary: Why a Poverty Tour Now?
Cornel West and Tavis Smiley are taking their show on the road once again. That’s fine, but couldn’...
AARP Study Shows How Many Blacks Need Social Security
A significant number of aged African-Americans are in dire need of Social Security benefits, making...
Cornel West and Tavis Smiley Launch Nationwide Poverty Tour This Weekend
West and Smiley will travel around the nation to highlight the struggles and resilience of poor com...
U.S. Poverty Reaches Record High
For the first time ever, sixteen percent of Americans — 49.1 million people — are living in poverty...
Commentary: Let’s Not Compare African Poverty to Black American Poverty
A new awareness campaign by Bread for the World seeks to draw a connection between Africans struggl...
Hunger Rates Similar Between Blacks in America and in African Nations
One in three people in Black America have difficulty feeding their families. And nearly the same am...
Obama Pushes for Higher Minimum Wage on Plant Tour
President Obama says people who work full time shouldn't live in poverty at a rally in North Caroli...
Clinton Warns Poverty Fuels Nigeria Violence
Former president Bill Clinton warned Nigerians Monday that the stark economic inequality the countr...
Commentary: The Pro-Poverty Policies of Union-Busting Mitch Daniels
In his rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union address, Indiana governor Mitch Daniels sla...
HIV/AIDS–Poverty Link Strongest in the South
Report finds that the HIV/AIDS epidemic hits harder south of the Mason-Dixon Line....
Income and Education Trump Race as Factors in HIV Risk
CDC report confirms study indicating that education and income are greater factors than race in det...
Poverty Line Rises For Families in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe – The poverty line for maintaining a family of five in economically ravaged ...
Record Gains for U.S. Poverty with Elections Looming
Record Gains for U.S. Poverty with Elections Looming...
Suburbs Take Hit as U.S. Poverty Climbs in Downturn
Suburbs Take Hit as U.S. Poverty Climbs in Downturn...
Steve Harvey Suggests That Smiley and West Are “Uncle Toms”
Steve Harvey blasts Tavis Smiley and Cornel West for criticizing President Obama and suggests that ...
Talk Show Host, Professor Want to Call Attention to Obama’s Failings
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West are conducting a "Poverty Tour" to make President Obama and Congress f...
