A predatory rent-to-own program run by a company called Vision Property Management has offered the promise of future ownership in low-income neighborhoods, but many of the homes tendered by the company needed expensive repairs. And after fixing the problems, some…
As local leaders, Mayor Steven Benjamin, the first Black mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, and Mayor Michelle De La Isla -- the first Latina, first single mother, and second female mayor of Topeka, Kansas -- are not afraid to speak…
Street photographer Ben Von Klemperer on the lessons we can learn from the Black Lives Matter protests.
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…
Covenant House NY executive director Sister Nancy Downing discusses the risks for kids experiencing homelessness on their own, her concern about the coming spike in youth homelessness, and how Covenant House is continuing to serve youth through the pandemic.
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.
Acclaimed journalist Bob Herbert explores the often heroic efforts of black families to pursue the American dream in the face of unrelenting barriers. AGAINST ALL ODDS: The Fight for a Black Middle Class premieres Monday, March 6, 2017 at 10PM…
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. He addresses those who are protesting the stay-at-home measures of COVID-19 and…
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…