How racism has shaped welfare policy in America since 1935
- Written by Alma Carten, Associate Professor of Social Work; McSilver Faculty Fellow, New York University
A recent UNICEF report found that the U.S. ranked 34th on the list of 35 developed countries surveyed on the well-being of children. According to the Pew Institute, children under the age of 18 are the most impoverished age population of Americans, and African-American children are almost four times as likely as white children to be in poverty.
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