The Bridge Project Offers Cash Grants to Assist Low-Income Single Mothers in New York City
New initiative in New York is helping newborn single mothers to improve the early childhood development of children from low-income households
PBS Newshour
Remembering bell hooks and her enormous legacy
Bell Hooks: September 25, 1952 - December 15, 2021
UC Berkeley Education Opportunities for an Older Generation of Students
After a lifetime of work, these older adults are now catching-up on missed educational opportunities.
How women are disproportionately carrying the cost of COVID
A recent survey found roughly a quarter of women were considering reducing hours, switching to less demanding jobs, or leaving the workforce altogether.
How COVID-19 is exacerbating Detroit’s poverty and racial inequality
Low-income Americans are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. Detroit, a city already facing steep economic and racial inequalities, has emerged as a virus hot spot. John Yang reports and talks to the United Way for Southeastern Michigan's Darienne Hudson about…
How this New Orleans grocery store owner is trying to sustain his community
The Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the novel coronavirus pandemic has delivered another painful blow. Grocery store owner Burnell Cotlon has long been determined to sustain his community, most of which…
Amid economic crisis, food banks are struggling to keep all the newly hungry fed
With unemployment soaring, the COVID-19 outbreak is taking a staggering toll on workers. Food banks are ramping up their services to meet the rising demand, even as donations, volunteers and supplies are limited.
A Nashville recovery home is providing jobs and support for women with a past
Nashville’s Thistle Farms is no ordinary business — it’s a nonprofit staffed by women who have survived addiction, sexual abuse or trafficking.
What would reparations look like for today’s African Americans?
The first African slaves arrived in North America 400 years ago this month, landing at Jamestown in what's now Virginia. Recently, the idea of paying reparations for the atrocity of slavery has been earning new attention, even making its way…
Dallas is using art and culinary skills to keep juvenile offenders out of jail
One program brings young people into the kitchen, and the other uses art to address trauma.