Report: Rate of black kids living in poverty dips
“While Michigan continues to recover from the Great Recession, one group has lagged behind. The number of black children living in poverty has dropped but still remains alarmingly high, according to the 2018 Kids Count in Michigan Data Book. It has fallen from 48 percent in 2010 to 42 percent in 2016. The poverty level of children overall also fell, from 23 percent in 2010 to 21 percent in 2016, according to the report.”