African American women have the highest poverty rate in the nation, and nearly two out of five African American female-headed households with children live in poverty. Photo by Tony Anderson/Getty Images Ebony, a single mother of three, works two jobs to make ends meet and takes in around $11,000 a year. In addition to a part-time job at a beauty supply chain, she works as a communication specialist at a Jackson, Mississippi, nonprofit, a temporary position that could end in December.
She’s hoping her employers will keep her on, and she’s doing all she can to inspire them, including showing […]
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