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The Earned Income Tax Credit: A Tool to Weather Hardship

by Jae June Lee and Donovan Hicks | Oct 19, 2018 | Blog

Extreme weather events, such as Tropical Storm Florence and Hurricane Michael, highlight a heavy truth about ongoing climate change: They hit low-income communities the hardest. And the future may be bleaker still.

Please, un-black poverty: breaking down oppressive stereotypes

by Donovan Hicks | Sep 12, 2016 | Blog

I grew up in South Carolina, one of America’s poorest states, with two high school-educated parents. My family has a long history of doing the best they can with the little they have.

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