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“A dream deferred.” the ghetto America’s inner cities have long been known for crime and poverty. But they were not always like that in this country. At one point in time the neighborhoods were communities where even gangs weren’t the vigilant criminal element they…
Category: Economy, Race Relations, UncategorizedTags: #capabilities, #communities, #community, #econ, #economically, #economicfreedom, #investments, #poor, #poverty
“Should they stay or should they go?” the PJ’s During the 1960’s, the housing act was enacted, and the mass development of public housing projects were built throughout the country. Countless families were placed into these developments where they would spend the next decades…
Category: Economy, Government, UncategorizedTags: #economically, #housingauthority, #housingprojects, #lowincome, #pitfalls, #poor, #poorschools, #poverty, #theprojects, Economy
“How do you know, if you don’t know?” urban economics When you look at the landscape of the United States and the way the economics is broken down, you can’t help but to acknowledge the poverty of America. We have so much wealth and…
Category: Economy, Finances, UncategorizedTags: #debt, #economically, #economicfreedom, #economics, #financialgrowth, #financialliteracy, #financiallysmart, #housingprojects, #makingmoney, #poor, #poorchoices, #poverty, #publichousing
Posted on February 11, 2018
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“We feed more for less, and build a nation in the process.” The Working Poor We are living in a modern civilization, yet we still have so many nations around the world that are underdeveloped. These are countries where populations still live like people…
Category: #science, Government, UncategorizedTags: #africa, #asia, #centralamerica, #faming, #farm, #farmland, #farms, #poor, #poverty, #science, #underdeveloped, SouthAmerica
Posted on November 13, 2017
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“What should we really stand up for?” Since the NFL players have stood together in solidarity over not only police brutality, but President Trumps choice of words, it has me thinking about what we really should be protesting. Police brutality effects the Black community,…
Category: Culture, Finances, Government, Race Relations, UncategorizedTags: #africanamerican, #Black, #blackagenda, #blackchildren, #blackcommunity, #Blacklivesmatter, #blackpeople, #community, #dividedwefall, #efforts, #initiatives, #poverty, #unitedwestand
Posted on November 8, 2017
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“Making out or make it out of something.” Growing up in the inner city, you have these goals of what most would say, “Making it out the hood.” But have you ever stopped to think to make the hood out of something good? And…
Category: Business, Culture, Economy, Education, Finances, Life, Race Relations, UncategorizedTags: #africanamerican, #blackagenda, #blackchildren, #blackcommunity, #Blacklivesmatter, #blackschools, #employment, #ghetto, #hood, #innercity, #poor, #poverty, Education, Finances
Posted on October 18, 2017
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“Pay check Friday, gone by Saturday, back broke by Monday.” For me growing up in a household with a working poor mother, it was tough watching her struggle. One sick day, one missed pay period, and we could have been one of those families…
Category: Business, Career, Economy, Finances, Health (Physical/Mental), Life, UncategorizedTags: #broke, #faltbroke, #hardtimes, #nomoney, #pennyless, #poor, #poverty, #roughingit, #struggle, #workingpoor
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