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Opinion: Banning Junk Food for SNAP Benefits is a Direct Attack on Poor People

Lawmakers pushing to restrict SNAP purchases claim it’s about nutrition, but in reality, it’s another way to police low-income communities while ignoring the real issues of food deserts and affordability.
02/19/2025

Biden Administration To Boost Food Stamps Benefits By 25 Percent

It’s the biggest ever boost in the program.
08/17/2021
Kandi Burruss Sounds Off About Sex, Stigma and Blacks

Health Rewind: Kandi on Why It’s So Hard for African-Americans to Talk About Sex

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Are You on SNAP?

Be a Boss: How to Conquer Your Local Farmer’s Market

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Income Disparities - $32,229: the annual median income of Black households in 2011, a decline of 2.7 percent from 2010. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011.  (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Solutions for Food Insecurity and Ending Hunger in America

African-Americans are twice as likely to face hunger.
09/20/2013