This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Both poverty and income strongly correlate with race in the United States. Among all racial groups, Black Americans are second most likely to experience poverty, with 21% living below the poverty threshold, following Native Americans at 25%. Black Americans in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homelessness and incarceration are intricately linked, in myriad ways. People who are homeless are more likely to interact with law enforcement officers and to wind up in jail; the existence of many low-level…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Only a decade has passed since the end of the previous global financial crisis, from which U.S. working- and middle-class families had barely recovered despite a record run of economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite the global economic slowdown caused by COVID-19, the case for investing in Africa is stronger than ever. Africa will remain a competitive investment destination for decades to come because…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Congress is currently debating President Biden’s $1.9 trillion proposal for additional coronavirus relief funds. The president’s proposal and subsequent proposals from the House Financial Services Committee include $25 billion in rental assistance funding to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Federal nutrition education programs have improved healthy habits among Americans in the U.S. Southeast, according to researchers at the Public Health Institute. Their recent study aggregated feedback from families and adults who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the sudden and widespread take-up of mortgage forbearance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new data were needed to understand the pandemic’s effects on the US housing market. Several data providers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The frozen food industry has seen steady growth since COVID-19 began, as people gravitate towards foods with longer shelf lives. “United States based frozen food sales increased 18.2 percent in…
During a panel discussion organized by Food Tank, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), experts argue for a participatory, inclusive, systems-based approach to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a time when consumer advocates warn to avoid filing your taxes on paper, people in prison and jail have no alternative. Want to monitor your credit history to guard against…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Karen Cahn, the founder and CEO of IFundWomen, a four-year-old crowdfunding site for women entrepreneurs, has long known that her customers were predominantly women of color. But those women weren’t having the same success…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New Orleans is a coastal city. Situated where the Mississippi River Delta becomes the Gulf of Mexico in Southeast Louisiana, New Orleans is strategically positioned for commerce; however, its location…