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Harlem Rents Are 90 Damn Percent Higher Than In 2002

Posted on June 10, 2015 by The Soul Brother

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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Life in the Cellar

Posted on April 24, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Suketu Mehta Monir is lying on a mattress in a dark room in a Queens basement, smoking, dressed in a sarong. He is in his 50s, and has lost most of his hair and his life-spirit. He left Bangladesh … Continue reading →

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Hampton Inn accused of paying blacks less

Posted on October 1, 2010 by The Soul Brother

  Can you say L-A-W-S-U-I-T? I smell a nice, big out of court settlement on the horizon for the black and hispanic workers at the hotel. This is a black eye (literally) for a hotel brand I frequented when I … Continue reading →

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