What is color of poverty? In the United States, people of color are
more likely to be poor. However, the social safety net is no longer
strong enough to catch those who fall through the cracks. Race Forward
understands that to end poverty will require addressing the root causes
of it's inequitable distribution.
By Nicole Davis. By making good on his promise to "end the welfare system as we know it," President Clinton set off a resurgence of welfare rights organizing that this country has not seen since the 1960s. Full article available on ColorLines here.
Fighting Welfare "Reform." Rinku Sen asks why Clinton's welfare "reform" passed so easily in 1996--and whether progressives are ready to challenge reauthorization in 2001. Full article available on ColorLines here.
Rinku Sen looks into the internal workings of two promising coalitions. Full article available on ColorLines here.
By Gary Delgado. It used to be that we didn't have to do much to smash the racist stereotype about welfare. After listening to some know-it-all drone on about Cadillacs and welfare queens, all we had to do was point out that--uh, incidently, most people on welfare were white, and that would usually shut them up. Full article available on ColorLines here.
Prepared by Gary Delgado, Applied Research Center for the National Rural Funders Collaborative, April 2005.
A project of the Applied Research Center’s. Grass Roots Innovative Policy Program. Edited by
Makani N. Themba.
How Welfare Reform Punishes the Poor. HOT OFF THE PRESS! Contributions by Leading Experts on Welfare Reform.
Prepared by Gary Delgado, Applied Research Center for the National Rural Funders Collaborative, April 2005.
How California's CalWORKs Keeps Families Poor. For immediate release. July 14, 2003 contact: Menachem Krajcer (510) 653-3415. CDSS Director Rita Saenz on Notice: Investigate CalWORKs Illegal Activities
By Akiba Solomon. Why are so many kids of color taken into the child welfare system? Akiba Solomon finds out what happened to one black family. Full article available on ColorLines here.