California Poverty Rates Rise, Median Income Falls In New Census Stats

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California Poverty Rates Rise, Median Income Falls In New Census Stats:
California's poverty rate has ticked up since 2010 while its median income fell for the fifth year in a row. California's poverty rate rose from 16.3% in 2010 to 16.9% in 2011. That puts us on par with West Virginia, but we're still better than much of ...


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UN Forum Explores Ongoing Discrimination Faced By People of African Descent

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UN Forum Explores Ongoing Discrimination Faced By People of African Descent - Participants from Europe, Central Asia and North America gathered this week at a United Nations forum in Geneva to explore ways to combat racial discrimination and to ensure effective promotion and protection of the human rights of people of African descent. Speaking at the opening of the two-day ...
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