A campaign aimed at creating, circulating, and spreading information within the black community to educate, enlighten, support, and provide essential resources to assist in the advancement and progression of black people. #feedtheculture
BLACK POVERTY TODAY
Lowering Black Poverty
One of the top five social issues within the United States is poverty. Amongst the races that are within these circumstances, the African American community has suffered tremendously. Due to the inequalities and blatant discrimination that they are forced to endure, it’s truly been a struggle to break out of the cycle of constant unfortunate events. African Americans are two times more likely to fall into poverty than any other race including Caucasian and Asian Americans. In 2017, the overall poverty rate came to 12.3% of the entire population resulting in about 39.7 million people within the United States. Of those people, over 9 million were African American. Over time, this number has decreased but we must still shed light on the millions that continue to suffer.
BLACK POVERTY TODAY AT A GLANCE
Over 55 years after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, we are still faced with some of the same challenges from back then. Of the ten demands given to Congress during this time, four of them were aimed at helping African Americans improve their financial situations and close the economical gap between them and Caucasian Americans. I chose this social issue because it’s important to me to try to help my community. Growing up in a single parent household wasn’t always the smoothest ride and often, we struggled to make ends meet. A lot of my childhood friends from the community that I grew up in suffered from the same issues. We all lived in a predominately African American community in East New York. Watching so many different people with one thing in common suffer has motivated me to try to spread information and share resources within my community.
Black Poverty Today is a non-profit campaign aimed at closing the poverty gap for African Americans by providing financial literacy trainings, creating free food banks in low-income neighborhoods, and initiating investment opportunities to help build sustainable wealth within this community.
OUR GOALS
Black Poverty Today is in the business of changing and shaping lives. The work we do at our Non-Profit Organization is aimed at providing financial resources and information within the African American community.
FOOD BANKS
Feeding The Community
FINANCIAL LITERACY
Reinforcing our Commitment
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
One Step at a Time
UPCOMING EVENT(S)
- Mon, Jul 22UNT DallasJul 22, 2019, 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM CDTUNT Dallas, 7300 University Hills Blvd, Dallas, TX 75241, USA
CONTACT BLACK POVERTY TODAY
Get in touch with Black Poverty Today to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.
Dallas, Texas
123-456-7890