ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Alfred King was lying in the parking lot of a small apartment building, mortally wounded when police in Alexandria, Louisiana, got to the intersection of 12th and Magnolia ...

Children born into poor families are more likely to exhibit aggressive, impulsive behaviors throughout childhood, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. Previous research connects ...

Imagine four children born into low-income families: a Black child and a white child born in 1978, and a similar pair born in 1992. When the Black Gen X child turned 27 years old in 2005, their ...

Children born into poor families are more likely to exhibit aggressive, impulsive behaviors throughout childhood, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. Previous research connects ...

Economic prospects have improved in recent years for Black Americans born poor, according to new research from Opportunity Insights. At the same time, earnings have fallen for white Americans from low ...

More than a decade ago, the Emmy-nominated documentary "Poor Kids" explored poverty in the United States as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. "Born Poor" tells the stories of the same ...

Despite our self-image as a country of great social mobility, a surprising proportion of children born poor in America grow up to be poor. The immediate causes of their poverty as adults are not in ...

What happens when you grow up poor in America — and stay in touch with the same filmmaker for more than a decade? FRONTLINE checks back in on the kids who became teens and are now adults navigating ...