Rev. Barber on Misinformation and Seeking Justice During COVID-19
Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred through his political activism and his role as Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign. In a conversation with PBS NewsHour Weekend’s Hari Sreenivasan, he addresses those who are protesting the stay-at-home measures of COVID-19 and speaks about those most vulnerable right now — including our country’s prison population.
Tonight we’re taking a close look at your finances with financial literacy activist Hill Harper who is on a mission to help people gain positive financial momentum Also, Karen Washington discusses the seeds she’s been sowing since 1985 to grant…
Tonight our Chasing the Dream initiative on poverty, justice and economic opportunity in America takes us to the Bronx and Brooklyn where local nonprofits and the medical community are teaming up to bridge this divide and provide accurate information about…
Pre-pandemic, 10% of Connecticut's workforce was in restaurants. Since COVID-19 at least 600 of the state’s restaurants have closed and tens of thousands remain unemployed. For those still open, the road ahead is still uncertain. In our Roads to Recovery…
Tonight, New York City Council Member, and 2021 Democratic candidate for Bronx Borough President, Vanessa Gibson joins us to discuss what she’s doing to ensure Black and Latino communities are not frozen out of the vaccine distribution process. Also, we…
Two tech savvy sisters from Jersey City launched Little Apple Academy, a virtual service that teaches coding for free.
As New Jersey residents still wait for unemployment benefits, businesses don't expect to go back to normal even as the state reopens.
Even in the best of times, before a global pandemic stopped the world, it was tough to be a renter in New Jersey.
After releasing its annual report on the state of NYC housing, the NYU Furman Center brought together experts from across the country to discuss eviction and affordable housing during this "triple pandemic" of COVID-19, increasing economic instability, and growing criticism…
In “normal” times, students around the world stress themselves out to receive good grades at school. Now educators are wrestling with whether to give grades. Some feel grades should not be given during at-home learning, while others feel grades are…
The Paycheck Protection Program or PPP provides federally-backed forgivable loans to businesses whose revenues may be impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Center for Responsible Lending, little of the $659 billion fund has made it to Latino and…
For young people early in their careers, the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout are perhaps the first time they are navigating financial hardship as an adult. Many are navigating job loss, salary reductions, a volatile stock market, and economic…
In his new book, "I Don't Want To Die Poor" author, Michael Arceneaux shares what he learned about the country's student loan debt system.
Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred through his political activism and his role as Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign. However, COVID-19 has brought to light deep-rooted fissures in our country's treatment…
As the curve flattens, the focus now shifts to the economic devastation wrought by the virus. The state is facing record unemployment that could reach a Great Depression level. New Yorkers are struggling to pay rent. Small businesses and lenders…
The Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred. His Poor People’s Campaign in June will hold a digital assembly and march on Washington to draw attention to civil rights issues. Hari Sreenivasan spoke…
BY: Mohamed Attia, Director of The Street Vendor Project, an organization with more than 1,800 active vendor members who are working together to create a vendors' movement for permanent change. At every corner on the streets of NYC you will…
If the coronavirus outbreak has taught me anything, it is how very lucky I am.
“As a citywide elected leader who comes from the communities that are being disproportionately targeted, who has seen the impact of over-policing for many years magnified in this pandemic, even I was shocked to see the egregious degree of disparity…
BY: Richard Eisenberg (Read all of Next Avenue’s COVID-19 coverage geared toward keeping older generations informed, safe and prepared.) How’s the coronavirus pandemic affecting the way Americans feel about their retirement prospects? By my reading of the new 2020 Retirement Confidence Survey Report from the(EBRI),…
BY: Kerry Hannon (Read all of Next Avenue’s COVID-19 coverage geared toward keeping older generations informed, safe and prepared.) The numbers of Americans filing for unemployment benefits is staggering. Sadly, these people have not only lost jobs and income, but also their…
The job search engine site Indeed says job postings in late April were more than a third lower than a year ago. So, how can you find work these days?
Why are NYC's communities of color more at risk of dying from COVID-19? Councilmember Ritchie Torres identifies poverty as the root cause of this disparity.
A look at the present and future age divide for working from home.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, students across the country were making plans for summer internships and future jobs. Now many students struggle with financing their education.
As a psychotherapist in New York City, ground zero for the COVID-19 epidemic, Dr. Robi sees firsthand how these monetary worries can wreak havoc on the psyche.