NEW YORK (AP) — A savings program put into place under President Barack Obama and designed to get more people to put away money for retirement is being killed by the Treasury Department, which said it is too costly to maintain.
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Michelle Obama Says Racist Attacks She Faced as First Lady ‘Cut the Deepest’ | The Root
Former first lady Michelle Obama was a breath of fresh air Tuesday at a live armchair conversation with the Women’s Foundation of Colorado President Lauren Casteel in Denver. Poised and graceful as always, Obama still touched on some tough topics and spoke out frankly about the hurt she felt from the racist attacks she received while in the White House.
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Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’ | The New York Times
Maisha Joefield thought she was getting by pretty well as a young single mother in Brooklyn, splurging on her daughter, Deja, even though money was tight.
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Three Generations of Black Women in Family Photos | The New York Times (Lens)
In an elegant room, in front of a shadowy and dramatic alcove, sits a woman dressed in a billowing red garment. Her feet are planted firmly on the ground. She stares with determination at the camera. A young girl stands next to her.
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Hill Harper Adopted A Baby At Age 51 – Black America Web
Hill Harper has an impressive resume: He is an accomplished actor, author, has a Harvard law degree and even started his own skincare line. Now, he can add fatherhood to his list.
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Chicago Man Founds Project to Help Fathers Be the Best Dad They Can Be – Atlanta Black Star
Seven years ago, Sheldon Smith learned he would be a father at the age of 20. After experiencing a childhood with a father who was in and out of his life, Smith decided it was time to break the cycle that continues in his community.
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The abandoned ‘Black Eden’ is prepared for a comeback – New York Post
IDLEWILD, Mich. — The traffic along US 10 blows right by a dirt-road entrance. But a newly built brick marker proclaims, optimistically, “Welcome to Idlewild, a historic community.”
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States With Large Black Populations Are Stingier With Government Benefits – The Atlantic
Research suggests that states with homogenous populations are more willing to spend on the safety net than those with higher shares of minorities.
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Inspired by Mom, Photographer Captures 100 Multicultural Women in Milwaukee – NBC News
Corey Fells, 24, sees a parallel story between millennial multicultural women today and his late mother who grew up in the 60s.
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In 2017 State of Black America report, Blacks show slight gain – New York Amsterdam News
Equality Index for Blacks Inches Closer to Whites in the 2017 Report.
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