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Homelessness a Racial Matter: Why Are Black Families Over-represented in Homeless Shelters?

Jay Murdock

Mar 15, 2012
3 min

Homelessness a Racial Matter: Why Are Black Families Over-represented in Homeless Shelters?

Ralph da Costa Nunez: President, Institute For Children, Poverty & Homelessness – Posted: 03/14/2012 5:23 pm When U.S. attorney general Eric Holder described the United States as a “nation of cowards” when it comes to openly discussing race, he was lambasted. But he was absolutely right. And one area where race has long been an issue spoken about in hushed tones is the racial disparity among homeless families in the United States. But a report by The Institute for Children

Jay Murdock

Feb 1, 2012
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Rescuing the American Dream

Marian Wright Edelman – President, Children’s Defense Fund Posted: 01/27/2012 5:07 pm In his State of the Union address, President Obama spoke about his grandparents, who were part of the World War II “generation of heroes” who “built the strongest economy and middle class the world has ever known.” The President said, “My grandfather, a veteran of Patton’s Army, got the chance to go to college on the GI Bill. My grandmother, who worked on a bomber assembly line, was part of

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Feb 18, 2011
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Less Is More, for the Poor

Paul Boden – Organizing Director, Western Regional Advocacy Project Posted: February 17, 2011 01:24 AM On Valentines Day, Monday February 14th, communities across the country joined together in a collective day of action called by National Alliance of HUD Tenants. From Washington DC to Florida and from Maine to California, HUD tenants and foreclosure victims, homeless and poor people and everyone else with a heart held actions, press conferences, and community forums to deman

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