The National CARES Mentoring Movement’s 10th Annual For the Love of Our Children Gala celebrated those dedicated to creating ...

California is known as a land of opportunity. But that mythology masks a bleak reality for the state’s marginalized ...

I was not around in 1896 when the Supreme Court case, Plessey v. Fergeson, gave Black children the right to attend school in ...

The city's rate poverty rate for minority children was much higher: 62% of Black children and 69% of Hispanic children. The new Census report did not separate data for minorities but showed that ...

The share of New Yorkers in poverty is nearly double the national average, according to a report from Columbia University and an anti-poverty group. By Benjamin Oreskes Benjamin Oreskes reported ...

Critics point to the evaluation system as cause for a decline in the number of Black teachers in Chicago Public Schools.

particularly among Black infants. The report highlights the need for policies that promote economic security for families, such as living wages, to break the cycle of poverty and improve children ...

Michelle Browder’s reproductive health advocacy has grown from her efforts to confront the realities of Mongtomery’s ...

Discover the struggles faced by Black youth in Sacramento County, including mental health challenges, discrimination, and ...

Tateona Williams, a formerly homeless woman, lost two of her children in a Detroit city parking garage due to hypothermia, ...

Advocates say the Trump administration’s policies could exacerbate existing challenges for low-income families.

According to the city of St. Louis research, Black residents ... the negative effects of poverty. For instance, tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit alleviate ...