Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.

Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance.

While Social Security faces some long-term challenges, the system is not in crisis.

African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college.

In 1935, the year Social Security was created, the poverty rate for seniors was over 70%.

We can preserve Social Security benefits for generations of Americans without privatizing this important program.