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#PLACEMATTERS: RWJF NewPublicHealth Interview with Brian Smedley
…have high levels of poverty concentration. We often use maps to show the distribution of health risks and resources, but we go a step further to show their relationship to…
New report show poor outcomes for African-American children
…at normal birth-weight, fourth graders who scored at or above proficient in reading, children who live in two-parent families, children who live in low-poverty areas (poverty <20%), and high school…
Joint Center News: June 28, 2018
…snapshot on child poverty, arguing that the child poverty rate has increased over several decades largely because Black and Latino children continue to make up a larger share of poor…
An Introduction to the Future of Work in the Black Rural South
…the Black Rural South. While the Black Rural South has higher unemployment and childhood poverty rates and lower earnings than rural areas outside of the South and the nation as…
Apr. 20 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
…mortality rate of Black people. Dr. Ibram Kendi of American University argues that Americans should “recognize how racism distinguishes Black poverty from white poverty, and makes black poverty more vulnerable…
September 15 COVID-19 Policy & Black Communities Roundup
…economy begins to recover. Noting that Black people saw a record low poverty rate in 2019, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities cautions that upcoming Census Bureau data for…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Goes to Vote, Congresswoman Cori Bush Leads Protest for Eviction Moratorium Extension: Aug. 5 Joint Center Roundup
…benefits likely cut poverty in half and will have the largest impact on Black people. The 2021 projected poverty rate is 9.2 percent for Black people, 11.8 percent for Latina/os,…
Biden’s First 100 Days, American Families Plan & Black Communities: April 28 Joint Center Roundup
…Black students in Los Angeles County. A study of 14 school districts serving more than 800 Black students found that a majority lives in communities where poverty is severe and…
Empowering Black Communities: The Essential Role of the Affordable Connectivity Program in Enhancing Digital Equity
…the program is limited to those earning at or below 200 percent of the poverty line ($60,000 for a family of four in 2023) or those eligible for certain social…
Joint Center Releases Tax Code Survey Results Across Race for Congressional Priorities
…economic policy. “The EITC is considered one of the most effective tools for reducing poverty in the United States because it helps lift millions of people, including children, out of…
