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Category: Economic Justice

Posted inEconomic Justice

ProPublica: How the bankruptcy system is failing black Americans

by Paul Kiel and Hannah Fresques September 27, 2017August 22, 2023
Posted inHousing

Is tax break strategy allowing developers to build now, pay more later overused?

by Cindy Sutter September 21, 2017August 17, 2023
Posted inEconomic Justice

‘Love your city’: Panelists urge minority business owners to stay strong in face of economic…

by Rebekah Marie Yearout September 20, 2017August 17, 2023
Posted inPoverty

How a rich developer got taxpayers to underwrite his fancy hotel project

by Wendi C. Thomas September 20, 2017August 21, 2023
Posted inHealth, Health Insurance, Poverty

Last-Ditch Effort By Republicans To Replace ACA: 5 Things You Need To Know

by Julie Rovner September 19, 2017October 5, 2020
Posted inRacism

4 stories that explain why black businesses matter for Memphis’ future

by Wendi C. Thomas September 18, 2017August 17, 2023
Posted inPoverty

The case for pro-choice Christianity

by Wendi C. Thomas September 15, 2017August 21, 2023
Posted inLiving Wage, Poverty, Workers

Census: 2016 poverty rates rise for blacks, fall for whites and Latinos in Memphis

by Wendi C. Thomas September 14, 2017August 17, 2023
Posted inEconomic Justice, Power/Wealth

Why is it so hard for black and brown businesses to get their share of the green?

by Rebekah Marie Yearout September 12, 2017August 17, 2023
Posted inBlack Lives Matter, Democracy, Economic Justice, Poverty, Workers

20 years as a home healthcare worker, making $9 an hour

by Andrea Morales September 5, 2017June 2, 2022

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