Poverty rates in these neighborhoods are ... whose homes tend to cluster around the industrial sites. “People of color in Richmond live on average ten years less than white people living in ...

After allegations of a toxic workplace culture that discriminates against women and people of color, the Southern Poverty Law Center is trying to emerge and chart a way forward. Turmoil in the ...

People of color will likely face the brunt of negative ... many people are struggling with the multifaceted injustices in poverty, health care and stability. Amanda Furdge talks about the contrast ...

Systemic racism plays a significant role in why most people living in poverty are people of color. Poverty is related to social, cultural, and interpersonal discrimination (Sue & Sue, 2016).

Browne described period poverty as “a public health issue when women, girls, people who menstruate, don’t have access to menstrual health products, including pads, tampons, panty liners.” ...

Systemic racism and discrimination are forms of systemic oppression found to be root causes of poverty and hunger in the United States. Systemic racism is a form of violence that places or keeps ...

The study found that in 12 of the 15 largest U.S. cities, people of color were disproportionately affected by plumping poverty. In Los Angeles, 82 percent of those affected were people of color ...

a co-founder of Chicago Women in Trades and now a lawyer at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, warns that the repeal of EO 11246 will create a dire situation for women and people of color.

In many places around the state, this isn’t a new problem: 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties are classified as “in persistent poverty” by the U.S. Census Bureau, having a poverty rate of ...

People of color in the US face heightened risks of ... Katrina ended up forcing many Black families out of the city. “Poverty should not hinder survival from disasters. Being a person that ...