Welfare

D.L. Hughley had a lot to say in response to recent remarks from Republican Ben Carson, who brazenly claimed at the Conservative Political Action Conference recently that welfare has done more damage to the Black family than the institution of slavery in America.

New York City will pay a Black mother over $600k after her 18-month-old son was forcefully pulled from her arms by officers during an incident at Brooklyn’s Human Resources Administration office last year. Jazmine Headley, 23, was reportedly visiting office to apply for daycare vouchers so that she could begin working as a security guard. […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration has proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance. Federal law already requires those seeking green cards to prove they will not be a burden — or “public charge” — but the new […]

Mayor Michael Tubbs is confident he’s not gambling on people who need a leg up.

We wouldn’t wanna be Rachel Dolezal, er, excuse us, we mean Nkechi Diallo (her new name) right about now. The black wanna-be and former Tacoma, Washington NAACP chapter president is facing 15 years behind bars. She’s been accused of 1st Degree Theft by Welfare Fraud, Perjury in the 2nd Degree, and False Verification for Public Assistance. According to court […]

Trump's budget plan promises to balance the federal budget by the end of a 10-year window, but the bulk of his plan seems to fall on the backs of the poor, disabled and working poor.

  The Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts, a predominantly Black section of the city, was one of the few northern areas that in the early 60’s, hadn’t experienced race riots.  That all changed on this day in 1967 when mothers on welfare staged a sit-in that later turned into a violent three-day riot fueled by […]

Wisconsin lawmakers want to screen public aid recipients for use of illegal drugs and block their purchase of junk food under measures passed Wednesday by…

LANSING — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Friday that creates a drug-testing program for adult welfare recipients who are suspected of using drugs. The…

BOSTON (AP) — The embattled head of Massachusetts’ child welfare agency resigned Tuesday under mounting pressure following the deaths of three children, with Gov. Deval Patrick saying it was impossible for her to continue in the job. Olga Roche’s resignation comes after calls from top Democratic lawmakers — including Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo and […]

Last week, reports surfaced that Master P‘s estranged wife Sonya Miller is broke and living off of welfare with four of their children while Master…

An Oklahoma bar owner doesn’t want any one there that doesn’t look like him. Listen to the audio to hear him explain on “The D.L. Hughley Show” why he doesn’t want Black, gay, or even handicapped people to come to his bar! RELATED: White Caller Explains Why Interracial Families Shouldn’t Represent Cereal Companies [EXCLUSIVE] RELATED: Was D.L. […]