One of the main roadblocks for African Americans in starting and growing a business is access to capital. This is the story of an African American entrepreneur who found alternatives to traditional venture capital. Jehiel Oliver knew he wasn’t going to find his pathway to prosperity at the doorsteps of Silicon Valley’s venture capital firms. […]
TalkPoverty op-ed: Social Security Helps Twice As Many Children As We Thought
In this TalkPoverty op-ed, Dr. Maya Rockeymoore explains that debates about Social Security reform never mention the children who benefit from the program: A new study by my organization, the Center for Global Policy Solutions, found that official reports overlook children who live in extended families where someone receives a Social Security check. According to data […]
Money: Millions of American Kids Actually Depend on Social Security
This Money column focuses on Social Security’s anti-poverty effect, especially for households of color, which we documented in our report. The study underscores Social Security’s importance in fighting poverty rates, especially in households of color. These rates are far too high already, and would soar to stunning levels in the absence of Social Security benefits. […]
Reuters — Surprise: Social Security benefits are for children too
This Reuters column covers our report in the context of the recent calls to expand Social Security benefits. Social Security Administration data shows that 3.2 million children received Social Security benefits directly in 2014, usually as the surviving dependent of a deceased parent or guardian (43 percent) or a disabled worker (42 percent). The remaining 15 […]
Buzzflash.com: Social Security Plays a Significant Role in Reducing Childhood Poverty
The article summarizes the main findings of our report on Social Security and children. The Center for Global Policy Solutions — a think tank focusing on vulnerable populations in the US — issued a report this week, “Overlooked but Not Forgotten: Social Security Lifts Millions More Children Out of Poverty.” It reconfirms the important role […]
Bloomberg: Social Security Isn’t Just for Old Folks Anymore
The Center for Global Policy Solutions found data supporting the importance of Social Security not only for seniors, but children as well. Bloomberg reports these findings in a recent article. About 6.4 million kids, or almost 1 in 10 Americans under the age of 18, rely on checks from Social Security. The fastest growth is […]
Huffington Post: Social Security Is Increasingly Crucial To Kids, Report Finds
The Huffington Post covers the Center for Global Policy Solutions’s findings on Social Security benefits for young children. In 2014, 6.4 million American children, or 9 percent of all U.S. kids, either received Social Security directly or rely on someone who does. The report by the Center for Global Policy Solutions, a progressive think tank, argues that Social […]
Media Coverage of the “Social Security Lifts Millions More Children Out of Poverty” Report
Report: Overlooked but Not Forgotten: Social Security Lifts Millions More Children Out of Poverty Coverage: Maya Rockeymoore op-ed in Youth Today: Advocating for Social Security Is Advocating for Youth Maya Rockeymoore op-ed on TalkPoverty.org: Social Security Helps Twice As Many Children As We Thought Los Angeles Times: On Social Security’s 81st anniversary, a reminder that it’s also […]
Huffington Post op-ed: A Declaration Of Inclusion On Independence Day
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore proposes that, on the 240th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it is appropriate to call for a new declaration for America: a Declaration of Inclusion, one that explicitly and deliberately includes people of color, women, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ community and every other group that was left […]
Jacksonville Free Press: Companies Owned by Black Men Declined, but Sales Increased
Frederick Lowe talked to Austin Algernon, our Senior Research Fellow, about his report, “The Color of Entrepreneurship.” “I wish I knew the answer as to why there was a decline for black men’s firms,” said Algernon Austin, the report’s author. “As I mentioned, there was a strong decline in black male construction firms. We know […]
