They are uttered by 12-year-old Mikal in the documentary Flophouse America, which just made its world premiere at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, winning a Special Mention in the DOX:Award category. Mikal ...

In March, “Flophouse America” had its world premiere in the main competition section of Copenhagen’s documentary festival CPH:DOX.

Presentations will take place at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesdays, Sept. 10, Oct. 8, and Nov. 5, in Grace Church’s Parish Hall.

One surprising thing your study found was that while Black kids are much more likely to grow up in poverty than white kids, racial discrimination doesn’t actually make poverty persist more.

UC Santa Cruz assistant professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor has produced one of several short pieces that comprise The Talk: Race in America, a new film premiering Feb. 20 on ...

Deregulation, defunding of welfare programs, higher taxes on the poor, and weak labor laws lead to high poverty in the United States.