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Apr 16

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Coronavirus4/16/20

Roc Nation and goPuff Team With Feeding America to Provide 200,000 Meals to Vulnerable Communities Impacted by COVID-19

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Mar 25

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Coronavirus3/25/20

Celebrities! They're Just Like Us, Except Not Really—Which Is Extra Apparent During a Public Health Crisis

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Mar 10

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News3/10/20

Detroit Figures Out How to Charge Poor People for the Right to Not Die From Coronavirus

Michael Harriot

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Jan 23

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News1/23/20

More Than Half of Homeless Families Are Black, Government Report Says

Anne Branigin

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Aug 20

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Finance8/20/19

Poor People Are Already Financially Literate. They Just Need More Money

Damon Young

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Jul 23

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Politics7/23/19

Trump Administration Seeks to Literally Take Food Out of Poor People’s Mouths

Monique Judge

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Jun 6 2019

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Health6/6/19

Study Finds Folks in Chicago’s Affluent Streeterville Live to Almost the Century Mark, While Blacks in Impoverished Englewood Don’t Live Long Enough to Collect Social Security

Dara Sharif

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Feb 12 2019

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Music2/12/19

The 15th Anniversary of Kanye’s 'Fuck Higher Education' Album

Jalil Bishop Mustaffa

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Dec 28 2018

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News12/28/18

Living Paycheck to Paycheck Looks Different For Everyone, But the Struggle Is Still Real

Monique Judge

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Aug 20 2018

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Television8/20/18

It's Not Unrealistic for Issa on <i>Insecure</i> to Be 30 With Multiple Jobs <i>and</i> Homeless Because I've Been That Too

Television8/20/18

It's Not Unrealistic for Issa on Insecure to Be 30 With Multiple Jobs and Homeless Because I've Been That Too

Damon Young

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Aug 6 2018

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Mass Incarceration8/6/18

Federal Judge Stops New Orleans From Jailing Those Who Fail to Pay Fines, Rules That They Must Have a Chance to Plead Poverty

Breanna Edwards

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May 31 2018

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5/31/18

It Takes Heart to Fight: What Boxing Taught Me About White Supremacy

Rudy Mageo

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Feb 15 2018

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The Root Video2/15/18

Watch: Viola Davis Says Nobody Talks About Poverty

Danielle Young

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Sep 14 2017

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9/14/17

I’m Not Ashamed of Being Broke and You Shouldn’t Be Either

Brian Broome

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May 25 2017

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5/25/17

Ben Carson Thinks Poverty Is Just a ‘State of Mind’ Passed Down From Parents to Their Children

Monique Judge

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May 11 2017

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5/11/17

The Pretrial Profit System: How Corporations Make Billions Arresting Poor Blacks

Michael Harriot

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Oct 4 2016

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10/4/16

Special ‘Wraparound’ Services for Black Children Aren’t the Solution to Bad Policy Decisions

Andre Perry

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Feb 11 2016

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2/11/16

Why We Need To Raise the Minimum Wage To $15

Jean DeGrate

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We Just Can't Afford to Stay This Fucking Stupid

Surveillance Video Prompts Call for All Youth Facility Employees Involved in Cornelius Fredericks’ Death to be Charged

By Sheer Miracle (or Twitter), I Came Across Smokey Robinson Singing About 'Gang Banging'

Roc Nation and goPuff Team With Feeding America to Provide 200,000 Meals to Vulnerable Communities Impacted by COVID-19

Celebrities! They're Just Like Us, Except Not Really—Which Is Extra Apparent During a Public Health Crisis

Detroit Figures Out How to Charge Poor People for the Right to Not Die From Coronavirus

More Than Half of Homeless Families Are Black, Government Report Says

Poor People Are Already Financially Literate. They Just Need More Money

Trump Administration Seeks to Literally Take Food Out of Poor People’s Mouths

Study Finds Folks in Chicago’s Affluent Streeterville Live to Almost the Century Mark, While Blacks in Impoverished Englewood Don’t Live Long Enough to Collect Social Security

The 15th Anniversary of Kanye’s 'Fuck Higher Education' Album

Living Paycheck to Paycheck Looks Different For Everyone, But the Struggle Is Still Real

It's Not Unrealistic for Issa on Insecure to Be 30 With Multiple Jobs and Homeless Because I've Been That Too

Federal Judge Stops New Orleans From Jailing Those Who Fail to Pay Fines, Rules That They Must Have a Chance to Plead Poverty

It Takes Heart to Fight: What Boxing Taught Me About White Supremacy

Watch: Viola Davis Says Nobody Talks About Poverty

I’m Not Ashamed of Being Broke and You Shouldn’t Be Either

Ben Carson Thinks Poverty Is Just a ‘State of Mind’ Passed Down From Parents to Their Children

The Pretrial Profit System: How Corporations Make Billions Arresting Poor Blacks

Special ‘Wraparound’ Services for Black Children Aren’t the Solution to Bad Policy Decisions

Why We Need To Raise the Minimum Wage To $15

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Roc Nation and goPuff Team With Feeding America to Provide 200,000 Meals to Vulnerable Communities Impacted by COVID-19

Celebrities! They're Just Like Us, Except Not Really—Which Is Extra Apparent During a Public Health Crisis

Detroit Figures Out How to Charge Poor People for the Right to Not Die From Coronavirus

More Than Half of Homeless Families Are Black, Government Report Says

Poor People Are Already Financially Literate. They Just Need More Money

Trump Administration Seeks to Literally Take Food Out of Poor People’s Mouths

Study Finds Folks in Chicago’s Affluent Streeterville Live to Almost the Century Mark, While Blacks in Impoverished Englewood Don’t Live Long Enough to Collect Social Security

The 15th Anniversary of Kanye’s 'Fuck Higher Education' Album

Living Paycheck to Paycheck Looks Different For Everyone, But the Struggle Is Still Real

It's Not Unrealistic for Issa on Insecure to Be 30 With Multiple Jobs and Homeless Because I've Been That Too

Federal Judge Stops New Orleans From Jailing Those Who Fail to Pay Fines, Rules That They Must Have a Chance to Plead Poverty

It Takes Heart to Fight: What Boxing Taught Me About White Supremacy

Watch: Viola Davis Says Nobody Talks About Poverty

I’m Not Ashamed of Being Broke and You Shouldn’t Be Either

Ben Carson Thinks Poverty Is Just a ‘State of Mind’ Passed Down From Parents to Their Children

The Pretrial Profit System: How Corporations Make Billions Arresting Poor Blacks

Special ‘Wraparound’ Services for Black Children Aren’t the Solution to Bad Policy Decisions

Why We Need To Raise the Minimum Wage To $15