[W]ithout a dramatic new intervention by the federal government, the poverty rate for African-American children could eventually approach a heart-stopping 50 percent, according to analysts at the Economic Policy Institute. Already more than a third of black children are living in poverty.
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OP-ED COLUMNIST: Blacks in Retreat
Martin Luther King Jr.'s fight for economic justice seems to have been ignored today as black Americans are bearing a disproportionate burden of joblessness.
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OP-ED COLUMNIST: Blacks in Retreat
Martin Luther King Jr.'s fight for economic justice seems to have been ignored today as black Americans are bearing a disproportionate burden of joblessness.
http://s.nyt.com/u/ruQ
Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes
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