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Dear Forbes Writer: Google Didn't Get Me Out of Poverty
In an entry at News One, blogger and Fulbright scholar Terrell Jermaine Starr writes that what Gene Marks’ Forbes column failed to discuss is that overcoming poverty is not only about achieving academic success but also about making a cultural shift away from harmful friends and family. … I was a poor black kid once.…
Terrell Jermaine Starr is a senior reporter at The Root. He is currently writing a book proposal that analyzes US-Russia relations from a black perspective.