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Tell Us What #PovertyIs to You

In partnership with students from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Journalism (@cunyjschool), NBC News (@NBCnews) is asking you to tell us what poverty means to you. Join the conversation using the #PovertyIs hashtag.

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