Children Living In Poverty in the United States

[inkey2]

everyone is too afraid to say the obvious for fear of being branded a racist. Look at all these kids. Who in their right mind brings children into the world knowing full well they will starve to death

[JewelJGtv]

I see home less children with their parents living in a Family car. They still manage to get them to school and the Family is close . Around Christmas, they decorated their car and warmed marshmallows. It is so sad that here in the US, someone has to go without.

[HTK30]

let theyr be no rest to the wicked never never show them peace... this so-called whiteman&women are the devils seed

[HTK30]

I WILL NEVER HOLD MY PEACE FAMILY SHALAWAM, DEATH TO AMERIKKKA...

[veeseee128]

People like warreen buffet and bill gates could build homes for these people. but they wont. its nothhing in it for them, no money to make. A llot of selfish people out there.

[inkey2]

@veeseee128 for years federal programs have offered housing to the poor.....and what happens most of the time.....they totally "destroy" the place. Drugs, crime, murder, rape

[veeseee128]

Parts of the U.S. look like a 3rd world country. Looks like HAITI.

[veeseee128]

No this is not south africa or nigeria or haiti. This is rural United states!!! shame on u politicians in DC.

[longiehornz]

its sad all the brothers from profesional sports making millions cannot help their peeps.. wheres low life sharpton and company.. oh yeah they are spewing more rhetoric to keep blacks down and dependent so they can take the money that is available for them.

[BluesHarp60]

The first Thing uneduacted poor people need to relaize is that they just simply shouldnt have any Children ! it would be the right Thing to do! Poverty amongst Blacks is the biggest Problem here in the South and I do believe that the Government is not doing their Job to help people get out of these Circumstances. But there remains the Opportunity for every American regardless of Color or back ground to excel and to make something better out of their Lives.

[longiehornz]

@BluesHarp60 first solution... tell black men to keep their johnny in their pants.. and when they do have children get married first.. be areal man.. support your family..

a bird has a puny brain. but even they are smart enough to make a nest before they have kids.

[camibami]

I used to live in Hattiesburg, MS, and the "we just want them to pick up the trash" photo really spoke to me. So often it seemed the neighborhoods that were predominantly black had busted streetlights, terrible roads, no trash pick up. The residents still paid taxes, but the social services did not seem evenly spread. I can't help but think that was intentional...though I would like to pretend that doesn't still happen in America. You are doing a good work here.

[SuperGscot]

I can't hear you over the music. The message gets lost.

[ARCHDIVERALPHATEAM]

I talked to BABY'S DADDY and he was going to cut a check.

[longiehornz]

wheres all the brothers making millions in the NBA/NFL/MLB? Wheres good ole BS Al Sharpton?? spending their money on material things.. why dont they help instead of leaving their bro/sisters behind..

[politelypompous]

@longiehornz Where's Oprah? Sorry, but I don't find her as great as everyone says. It disgusts me how these millionaire/ billionaires allow their money to just sit there so they can see their ranking climb in the Forbes lists while people live in misery and even die-people they can help. If I had that much money, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night while being so selfish and greedy. It's fine to enjoy your wealth, but they spend money on ridiculous things with no thought of others whatsover.

[LeoSuperfreak]

I hope that many of these images isn't USA, I feel sorry

[Engineer245]

You are right, poverty leaves emotional scars but having no one to love you makes poverty onethousand times worse! And to compound that knowing your own parent don't love you is very very very hard!

[yourstory08]

@Engineer245, would you please email me at afrigenah@yahoo.com. I will then forward you my phone contact information.

[Engineer245]

We never had a birthday cake or present, ever. Not even a birthday card. Our mother liked us and felt responsible for us but she had no idea how to love us. We never got toys for Christmas. We would go to other kids homes to watch them play with their toys! I quit school after the 8th grade and went to work. I just wanted to buy food, some nice clothes and a pair of new shoes. Everyone looked down on us. I skipped school the days when valentines cards were traded. I had none to give.

[Engineer245]

My two yonger sisters and younger brother went hungry many of our younger years. Our father had a good paying job but he spent nearly every cent on himself. Cigarettes and Beer. For a few months when I was 11 years old our mother started charging food at the stores to feed us but when he found out he beat her and put her in the hosptial. We left but then we lived in the raw unfinished basement of a nursing home where our mother got a job. No lights or heat. We slept on raw matresses. I hate him!

[elwakty]

@Engineer245

please , don't hate him , but no I think you are big enough to have everything , just to write on the net and have a computer , forget about these bad days , i think you listen too much to your mother , i think the father is not so bad , you said raw mattresses , some people slept on just bare earth , i am one of them , i worked hard and became an important person in my community , i had no father and he left me when i was so little

but i didn't leave him when he was ill and old .

[dudeurugly23]

this part of the world black people make it rain what happen???

[phackqu]

Faith is to believe in something thats not proven. Kids and our children need more than that ! they need security, resources, A clean planet... The list goes on!These reason are why i advocate the zeitgeist movement

[sawa1sy]

Sad, but i could not hear you over the music.

[snickbick]

Children are the future. If you give them a little faith, that brings hope, and hope is everything to a child.

[27101979]

U.S. or Africa ?????



[281que987en]

It's a shame of how American are living and the United States suppose to the richest country. Tell me,where is the money going? The richer is getting rich , while the poor is getting poorer.

[Midnightryder7]

@281que987en sadly all our money is going to the war that our goverment is supporting

[fanniejones]

this story is so sad i feel bad that these rich people wont help these kids. I'll try to help im a woman of god

[snickbick]

@fanniejones When I get older I want to try and help, too! Samaritan's Purse is a great example of a faith-based organization. They inspire me.