People in Black and Hispanic communities are spending nearly half their income on rent.

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Sasha Obama was noticeably absent during President Obama's final speech on Tuesday. According to reports, she was studying for an exam.

On Monday, hundreds of people representing educators, civil rights and voting rights groups, labor, and environmental activists gathered at 30 state capitals across the country to demand change during the "Higher Ground Moral Day of Action" demonstrations.

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Hillary Clinton and Paul Ryan have apparently reached across the aisle to support a ground-breaking anti-poverty plan.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans are looking for ways to combat poverty in America and unveiled their plan to level the playing field for many impoverished Americans.

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Jonna Ivin, Founder of STIR Journal, explains why poor White voters are chanting 'Trump, Trump Trump' in a new article.

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African-American kids from rich families are more likely to go to prison than White kids from underprivileged households.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has allowed the housing secretary to keep his job after profiling low-income residents and accusing them of deliberately poisoning their…

While poverty rates have decreased for White and Asian families, Black children are more likely to live in poverty than children of other races, a…

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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…