By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor The Trump Administration has finalized implementation of new work requirement rules that would cut food stamp benefits for 700,000 Americans. The average food stamp payout is $36 per month. Though the Trump Administration estimates that under 700,000 people will be impacted by their policy changes, the Urban Institute ...

Dr. William Barber II shined a light on poverty this weekend at the Fontana MLK Celebration hosted by Ephesians New Testament Church led by Bishop Emory James. As National Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, he called for renewed activism and leadership to overcome the systemic racism that has forced 140 million people into poverty ...