Detroit has the highest poverty rate among all cities in the U.S. with more than 300,000 residents Rev. Charles Williams II says city and business leaders are ignoring poverty and unemployment ...

A study recently released by the Brookings Institution says that metro Detroit has the highest rate of concentrated poverty among the top 25 metro areas in the U.S. by population.. In the six ...

Heading into a new mayoral administration, Detroit is prepared to weather a future economic slowdown, a prominent national ...

DETROIT (CBS DETROIT) - Poverty in Detroit has dropped for the third straight year according to new U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday. The U.S Census Bureau report on poverty level in Detroit: ...

By 1967, poverty was the focus of "wars" at both the federal and local levels. President Lyndon Johnson convinced Congress to pass extensive anti-poverty legislation in 1964 and 1965.

60%25 of Detroit%27s kids live below the poverty line. The U.S. child poverty rate has crept upward even with the economy recovering. If Congress doesn%27t prioritize children%27s needs%2C we have ...

How racism and poverty made Detroit a new coronavirus hot spot. The rising death toll, disproportionately among black residents, has led Michigan to create a racial disparities task force.

UM’s Poverty Solutions will be funded with $200,000 and co-sponsored by nine community-based organizations, the Detroit Health Department, Henry Ford Health System and the Detroit Urban Research ...

DETROIT (AP) — When the U.S. Census Bureau starts counting people next year in Detroit, obstacles are bound to arise: The city has tens of thousands of vacant houses, sparse internet access and ...

DETROIT | When Charley Ballard tells the story of Detroit’s myriad woes, he starts with 8 Mile Road. The street, located eight miles from the city center, came to worldwide fame through a ...