It’s a menu unlike any other. Or, paradoxically, it’s a menu too much like any other, where economics determines the value of the listed commodities.
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Ben Carson is no hometown hero for Detroit’s struggling families | The Guardian
The housing secretary has not pushed back against the vast cuts to his department that will leave countless people out in the cold.
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Obama-Era Retirement Savings Program for Low-Income Workers Gets the Ax | Atlanta Black Star
NEW YORK (AP) — A savings program put into place under President Barack Obama and designed to get more people to put away money for retirement is being killed by the Treasury Department, which said it is too costly to maintain.
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Michelle Obama Says Racist Attacks She Faced as First Lady ‘Cut the Deepest’ | The Root
Former first lady Michelle Obama was a breath of fresh air Tuesday at a live armchair conversation with the Women’s Foundation of Colorado President Lauren Casteel in Denver. Poised and graceful as always, Obama still touched on some tough topics and spoke out frankly about the hurt she felt from the racist attacks she received while in the White House.
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Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’ | The New York Times
Maisha Joefield thought she was getting by pretty well as a young single mother in Brooklyn, splurging on her daughter, Deja, even though money was tight.
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Rapper Common Donates $10K for Supplies to Harlem School of the Arts | Atlanta Black Star
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar and Grammy winner Common surprised a group of New York students by donating $10,000 to help their teachers buy supplies like calculators and science kits.
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Three Generations of Black Women in Family Photos | The New York Times (Lens)
In an elegant room, in front of a shadowy and dramatic alcove, sits a woman dressed in a billowing red garment. Her feet are planted firmly on the ground. She stares with determination at the camera. A young girl stands next to her.
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Chicago Man Founds Project to Help Fathers Be the Best Dad They Can Be – Atlanta Black Star
Seven years ago, Sheldon Smith learned he would be a father at the age of 20. After experiencing a childhood with a father who was in and out of his life, Smith decided it was time to break the cycle that continues in his community.
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In 2017 State of Black America report, Blacks show slight gain – New York Amsterdam News
Equality Index for Blacks Inches Closer to Whites in the 2017 Report.
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This Video of Black Parents Explaining How To Handle the Police to Their Kids Will Break Your Heart – Okay Africa
“I’m Ariel Sky Williams. I’m 8 years old. I’m unarmed and I have nothing that will hurt you.”
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