housing
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Respect the Elders or Family First? A 102-Year-Old Woman Is Being Evicted From Her Home of Nearly 30 Years
Thelma Smith, who is 102 years old, is being evicted from the home in Ladera Heights, Calif., where she has lived for almost 30 years, to make room for the landlord’s daughter. According to the Los Angeles Times, Smith, who used to be an executive secretary for the nonprofit Sugar Ray Robinson Youth Foundation, was…
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‘Economic Version of Black Lives Matter’: Nipsey Hussle Planned to Tackle Gentrification Before His Life Was Cut Short
The stories of Nipsey Hussle’s entrepreneurship and community activism were legion following his being gunned down in front of the store he owned in South Los Angeles. But in the weeks since his death, new reports are coming out showing how extensive Hussle’s plans were, not only for his native South Los Angeles, but disenfranchised…
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#StayWoke: Don’t Let Russia Report Blind You, Trump’s Trying to Put Undocumented Immigrants Out of Public Housing
On the eve of the biggest literary release since Superhead’s first book, the Trump administration, being the cauldron of sneaky shit done while America isn’t paying attention, has proposed a new rule to end public housing aid for undocumented immigrants. The Department of Housing and Urban Development run by the president’s personal ASMR machine and…
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Amid Some Economic Gains, Black Homeownership Continues to Fall: Report
Despite record low unemployment and higher wages than in the past, substantial barriers to homeownership continue to keep black Americans from amassing wealth. A new Washington Post report collects recent studies and data on black homeownership that offers a stark view of the racial gap in housing—one that only seems to be getting worse. Citing…
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Breaks Down America’s Ugly History of Housing Discrimination and How She Plans to Fix It
Home ownership is at the heart of the American dream. Michael Smith, his wife, Janet, and their daughter, Ashley, were living that dream. They scrimped and saved for a down payment while he worked full-time moving packages for DHL, and Janet, for Chase. Finally, they bought a modest home with a small yard in a…
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Civil Rights Group to Sue Ben Carson and HUD for Removing Obama-Era Housing Rule
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, aka “Dr. Ben Carson,” aka “Breakfront,” aka “Mumbles,” aka “Solo,” is under fire again: A housing-rights group plans to file a federal lawsuit against him and his department for suspending an Obama-era rule that required those developments receiving federal funds to submit plans in order…
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You Know the Housing Markets Are Rough When Adults Are Paying to Live in Dormitories
House prices these days are ridiculous, especially if you are a single professional living in a larger city. I live in a beautiful studio apartment on the West Hollywood-Hollywood border. My neighborhood has a Walk Score of 92. The best nightlife Hollywood has to offer and the famous Walk of Fame are just minutes away…
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The Rent is Too Damn High in Washington, DC. How the Hell are People Affording It?
A few years ago, the Washington Post dropped a story that still makes the rounds on the internets even today about just how much it costs to live comfortably in the District of Columbia. Their suggestion: Roughly $108,000 per year. This was their household “happiness” estimate. According to that same article, DC has the third…
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Steve Harvey Says Donald Trump Is Keeping His Promises
Steve Harvey is still drinking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Largo Kool-Aid and says Trump is keeping his promises about affordable housing. “Well, I mean as far as doing he promised me to do, he’s doing it. I’m working with HUD. I’m going to get some housing for underprivileged people,” Harvey said when TMZ caught up with him.…