By Juliet Bushi, University of Windsor For many Black families, summer months can be a relief and a stress. The…
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Detroit’s lack of affordable housing pushes families to the edge – and children sometime pay the price
By Meghan Wilson, Michigan State University and John Kuk, Michigan State UniversityAs outside temperatures dropped to the low- to mid-teens…
Bill overturning protections for Section 8 renters a step away from Missouri governor’s desk
By Clara Bates, Missouri Independent April 23, 2025 Local laws prohibiting landlords from discriminating against tenants who receive public assistance…
Trump HHS eliminates office that sets poverty levels tied to benefits for at least 80 million people
By Arthur Allen, California Healthline President Donald Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the entire office…
GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices
A shopper who gets SNAP benefits shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2023. AP…
Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers
By Curisa M. Tucker, University of South CarolinaLiving in a disadvantaged neighborhood contributes to a rare form of heart failure…
Trash incinerators disproportionately harm Black and Hispanic people
MIAMI — When leaders of Florida’s most populous county met in September to pick a site for what could become…
Official US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship
By Mark Robert Rank, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis The number of Americans living in poverty,…
Detroit’s legacy of housing inequity has caused long-term health impacts − these policies can help mitigate that harm
By Roshanak Mehdipanah, University of Michigan; Kate Brantley, University of Michigan, and Melika Belhaj, University of Michigan Detroiters who face…
Lawsuit alleges Obamacare plan-switching scheme targeted low-income consumers
By Julie Appleby, California Healthline April 16, 2024 A wide-ranging lawsuit filed Friday outlines a moneymaking scheme by which large…
