African-Americans Twice as Likely To Go Hungry

Twenty-five percent of African-American households suffered from food insecurity in 2009 - compared��to 11 percent of white households - according to the most recent data on hunger released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Food insecure households are those that struggle to put food on the table at some point in the year. Nationally, one in seven - or 14.7 percent - of U.S. households experienced food insecurity in 2009.

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