United States

Fifty years after March on Washington, economic gap between blacks, whites remains the same

by Michael A Fletcher Washington Post August 28, 2013

Even as racial barriers have tumbled and the nation has grown wealthier and better educated, the economic disparities separating blacks and whites remain as wide as they were when marchers assembled on the Mall in 1963....

Low wage workers are older than you think: 88 percent of workers who would benefit from a higher minimum wage are over 20, one-third are over 40

by David Cooper and Dan Esrow Economic Policy Institute August 28, 2013

It is a common myth that very low-wage workers—workers who would see a raise if the minimum wage were increased—are mostly teenagers. The reality is that raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour would primarily benefit older workers. E...

Travel guide for African Americans, civil rights activists pointed way to 1963 march. During the Jim Crow era, laws restricted black Americans from patronizing gas stations, restaurants and hotels

by Ruth Tam Washington Post August 27, 2013

African Americans traveling to the nation’s capital on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington will need little more than a GPS device to find their way. But 50 years ago, they might have needed a book to navigate through the racial prejudi...

After Martin Luther King’s 1963 speech, FBI began spying on civil rights leader

by Tony Capaccio Washington Post August 27, 2013

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech inspired the world. It also galvanized the FBI into undertaking one of its biggest surveillance operations in history....

Median income rises, but is still six percent below level at start of recession in 2007

by Robert Pear New York Times August 21, 2013

Median household income has begun to recover over the last two years, but households still have not come close to regaining the purchasing power they had before the financial crisis began, a new study says....

Catholic push to overhaul immigration goes to pews

by Ashley Parker and Michael D Shear New York Times August 21, 2013

WASHINGTON — Catholic bishops and priests from major dioceses across the country will preach a coordinated message next month backing changes in immigration policy, with some using Sunday Masses on Sept. 8 to urge Congressional passage of a legisla...

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  • For the past 50 years, since its founding in 1976, the mission of World Hunger Education Service is to undertake programs, including Hunger Notes, that
    • Educate the general public and target groups about the extent and causes of hunger and malnutrition in the United States and the world
    • Advance comprehension which integrates ethical, religious, social, economic, political, and scientific perspectives on the world food problem
    • Facilitate communication and networking among those who are working for solutions
    • Promote individual and collective commitments to sustainable hunger solutions.