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Harlem Rents Are 90 Damn Percent Higher Than In 2002
By John Del Signore Median rent costs in Central Harlem increased by a vertiginous 90% between 2002 and 2014, according to a report analyzing newly-released census data. Meanwhile, in Bed-Stuy, the median cost of rent rose 63% over the same time … Continue reading
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Tagged apartments, economy, gentrification, Harlem, life, Lodging, money, New York, New York City, rent, rentals
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Rural Americans Struggle With Access to Fresh Food
By Ryan Schuessler Roger Chilen remembers what Brewster was like before the town largely became a collection of vacant storefronts and crumbling houses. There were businesses and families and crowded town barbecues in front of the bar. For residents, it was … Continue reading
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Tagged elderly, environment, food, food deserts, food insecurity, Grocery store, low income, Midwest, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, rural communities
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Charity Is Not a Substitute for Justice
By Marian Wright Edelman “I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means—except … Continue reading
6 Ways White Supremacy Takes a Toll on the Mental Health of Black People
By Terrell Jermaine Starr Officially, Kalief Browder died as a result of suicide at his family’s home in the Bronx this weekend. Yet it’s not a stretch to say the racist criminal justice system that locked him up for more than … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, anxiety, depression, Mental health, post-traumatic stress, PTSD, race, racism
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He Cries Alone: Black Men and PTSD
By Ericka Blount Danois They’re crying out for help. But will anyone listen? They are African-American men, struggling with mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder—many are veterans, but many more are civilians struggling in secret, ashamed. These are men like 26-year-old … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, anxiety, depression, health, Mental health, PTSD, Veterans
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Can America Heal After Ferguson? We Asked Desmond Tutu and His Daughter
By Fania Davis & Sarah van Gelder Can we recover from the legacy of slavery, lynching, land theft, disenfranchisement, redlining, job discrimination, and mass imprisonment? We turned to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter the Rev. Mpho Tutu for wisdom on … Continue reading
What We Don’t Mention About Unemployment
Associated Press In this year’s State of the Union address, President Obama mentioned jobs 19 times, repeating it more than any other word with any policy implications. “Our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999,” … Continue reading
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Tagged #fairchance, Allstate, employment, incarceration, jobs, law, mass incarceration, unemployment
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America’s war on Black girls: Why McKinney police violence isn’t about “one bad apple”
By Brittney Cooper In just over two months, we will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a natural disaster that ravaged communities along the Gulf Coast. This tragedy was made infinitely worse not only by decades of governmental neglect … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Girls, McKinney, police abuse, police violence, racism
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Rand Paul In Baltimore Speaks of Unequal Justice
By Naureen Khan Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, referred to the suicide of 22-year-old Kalief Browder as a tragic example as he spoke of justice applied unequally to black and white Americans Tuesday night. Browder was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, politics, race, Rand Paul, United States
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