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Homeowners have lost $156 billion by living in a ‘black neighborhood’ | CNN Business
Homes of similar quality in neighborhoods with similar amenities are worth 23% less in majority-black neighborhoods, compared to those with very few or no black residents.
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Convicted US murderer Samuel Little confesses to killing 90 women | The Guardian
If 78-year-old’s claims are confirmed, it would make him one of the worst serial killers in American history.
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Florida sues drugstores Walgreens and CVS for alleged role in opioid crisis | The Guardian
Florida is suing the nation’s two largest drugstore chains, Walgreens and CVS, alleging they added to the state and national opioid crisis by overselling painkillers and not taking precautions to stop illegal sales.
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It never gets easy, says mom who just lost her third son to gun violence | Jenice Armstrong | The Inquirer – Philly.com
Jenice Armstrong , The Inquirer – Philly.com Cherri Gregg | KYW Newsradio. Featured Image [dropcap]I[/dropcap] can’t imagine what it’s like to lose even one child. Quana Garner of West Philly has lost not one, not two, but three of her sons. Three! Her fourth child — the tall one she called her “gentle giant” — […]
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Sonia Sanchez Inspires DC Audiences and Weighs in on Gentrification | The African American (AFRO)
Busboys and Poets offered up another inspirational evening with none other than the renowned poet Sonia Sanchez. On November 5, Sanchez shared an intimate evening of poetry and dialogue with the D.C. community.
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Detroit Schools Turn Off Drinking Water, Citing Elevated Lead and Copper | The New York Times
When public school students in Detroit return to their classrooms next week for the first day of the school year, the water fountains will be dry.
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Black Women Are Dying During Childbirth. Sen. Kamala Harris Is Working to Change That. | Glamour
The U.S. is one of 13 countries in the world where maternal mortality rates are worse than they were two decades ago. And that alarming statistic hits one group of women the hardest.
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Review: ‘Random Acts of Flyness’ Is a Striking Dream Vision of Race | The New York Times
HBO’s “Random Acts of Flyness” is like almost nothing you’ve seen on TV before. But it begins with a kind of image you’ve seen much too often.
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How to Fight Police Violence, Pollution, and Poverty, at the Same Time | City Lab
Summer Lee is the first black woman elected to represent the Pittsburgh region in the state legislature. And she wants to set the record straight on the confluence of factors eating her constituents alive.
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