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Author Archives: Jacob Steimer

Posted inPoverty

Five things we can all do to help end poverty

by Jacob Steimer May 31, 2023June 30, 2023
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Posted inPoverty

6 questions with Matthew Desmond ahead of his Memphis visit

by Jacob Steimer May 24, 2023June 30, 2023
ERA photo illustration
Posted inEconomic Justice

Rental assistance program returning in new forms

by Jacob Steimer May 22, 2023September 22, 2023
A Black woman wearing a face shield pushes a cart holding boxes of food through a hallway.
Posted inPoverty

What poverty looks like in Memphis, by the numbers

by Laura Faith Kebede and Jacob Steimer May 18, 2023August 17, 2023
A security camera hangs from one of its wires off the roof of an apartment building.
Posted inHousing

6 tips for dealing with bad landlords

by Jacob Steimer April 27, 2023September 21, 2023
A map of East Buntyn and Messick Buntyn in Memphis.
Posted inEconomic Justice

Low-income Memphians receive worse internet service for the same price

by Jacob Steimer March 16, 2023March 17, 2023
Posted inHousing

Want to check out the landlord before you move in? Here’s a four-step guide

by Jacob Steimer February 16, 2023September 22, 2023
Balloons and stuffed animals are piled at a street sign in a residential neighborhood.
Posted inPolicing in America

The media may have misled you about Hickory Hill, Tyre Nichols’ neighborhood

by Jacob Steimer February 7, 2023September 11, 2023
People sit at tables inside a meeting room during a community discussion.
Posted inHousing

Five pieces of expert advice for Memphis renters

by Jacob Steimer January 24, 2023September 22, 2023
Posted inHousing

Memphis landlords discriminate based on race, source of income, study finds

by Jacob Steimer January 18, 2023September 22, 2023

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