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HUD Secretary Ben Carson proposes higher rent for Americans receiving housing subsidies

August 22, 2019 at 3:39 a.m.

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Wednesday proposed raising the amount that low-income families are expected to pay for rent - tripling it for the poorest households...

Macy’s launches clothing line that inspires pride in Muslim identity during ‘these critical times’

May 13, 2019 at 8:14 a.m.

Macy's launched a "modest" fashion line this month geared toward Muslim women that will feature maxi dresses, ankle-length cardigans and hand-dyed hijabs. The clothing line, branded Verona, is meant to...

Ramiro Espinoza looks at photos of his family that he found in his baggage. "You are happy when you get the call, but as it nears when you have to leave, you don't want the day to arrive," Espinoza said.

A landscaper’s ‘hire American’ plan ended with bringing in Mexican workers to finish the job

June 2, 2018 at 2:01 a.m.

The first day on the job for the 39 new hires at Jesus "Chuy" Medrano's landscaping firm started as soon as they stumbled off the bus in the early morning,...

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, file photo, pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange. On Thursday, June 8, 2017, the Federal Reserve reports on household wealth for the January-March quarter.

Minorities, Americans without college degrees showed greatest gains in wealth

June 2, 2018 at 6:22 a.m.

Nearly all Americans have now emerged from the Great Recession with more money than before -- with African American and Hispanic families and Americans without college degrees showing the greatest...

Yurexi Quinones, 24, of Manassas, Va., a college student who is studying social work and a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, rallies next to Ana Rice, 18, of Manassas, Va., far right, in support of DACA, outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 5, 2017.

No evidence ‘Dreamers’ take away jobs from blacks, Hispanics, despite claims

June 2, 2018 at 2:40 p.m.

It's a long-running talking point spouted by Trump administration members and the president himself: Immigrants in the U.S. illegally are taking jobs away from black and Hispanic Americans. Hours after...

People sit on the stoop of a Washington, D.C., apartment building. Affordable housing, funded by federal tax credits, raises property values and lowers crime in surrounding neighborhoods as higher-income white residents move in, a study finds.

Affordable housing in black neighborhoods can lead to greater racial, income integration: study

June 3, 2018 at 10:02 a.m.

Despite the lawsuits, media spotlight, and conventional wisdom, affordable housing developments built in poor, heavily black communities can lead to greater racial and income integration, according to new research by...

Noah Wills, left, and Jonathan Davis, both 27, apply to open checking accounts at Citizens Trust.

#BankBlack proposes moving your money, and nudging society

June 5, 2018 at 8:42 a.m.

Greg Akili had just finished paying for his $9 tuna melt at a diner in South Central Los Angeles when his waiter lingered to chat. Akili's debit card - featuring...

Deep breaths in city schools

August 21, 2021 at 11:31 p.m.

As Andre Zayas lay on the hard gym floor, the 14-year-old struggled to clear his mind of his myriad burdens. He ached for a friend who was recently shot to...

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