By Special to the AFRO The majority of Maryland’s Black and Hispanic children — 61 percent and 68 percent respectively — lived in households that couldn’t afford the basics in 2019. This statistic was compared to 31 percent of White children who couldn’t afford necessities during the same year, according to a new report from […]

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