African American

Oh, Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Researchers at the Pew Charitable Trust have found that the neighborhood in which a child is raised is a powerful indicator of adult economic success.
29 July 2009 - 2:00pm
The Washington Post

The Shared Woes of the Auto Industry and the Black Middle Class

The downfall of the American auto industry is also having a major impact on middle and working class African-American families. This piece from the The New York Times Magazine looks at the connection.
29 June 2009 - 6:00am
The New York Times Magazine

Cemetery Moved For Landfill?

Elected officials in the Atlanta area decide to relocate a historic cemetery to make room for a landfill. NAACP officials believe the relocation fits a pattern of racial discrimination.
5 December 2008 - 7:00am
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Disparities of Going Green

In this article, Deneen Borelli argues that elite environmentalists are blocking access to natural resources that are abundant and in urgent need. As a result, higher costs of stricter energy requirements hit poor black communities the hardest.
9 October 2008 - 7:00am
The Root

The First All-Black Town in the U.S.

Founded in the 1880s, Eatonville, FL was the first all-African American town to be incorporated in the U.S. It is also the childhood home of writer Zora Neale Hurston. Today, the community strives to balance its history and the future.
30 September 2008 - 9:00am
The New York Times

Diversity from the Bottom Up: Minority Youth Are Becoming a Majority

Nearly half of the counties throughout the U.S. contain majority-minority populations.
8 August 2008 - 6:00am
The New York Times
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