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News

The Ghetto Tax: Teenagers Notice Higher Prices Increase On Stop & Shop Items In Low Income Neighborhoods

Lauren NutallJune 12, 2023

by Lauren NutallJune 12, 20231179

Teenagers from Jamaica Plain conducted a two-month study analyzing price differences at Stop & Shop in different neighborhoods. What they found is both upsetting and...

Education News

Dr. Helene D. Gayle Selected As Spelman College’s 11th President

Atiya JordanApril 26, 2022April 26, 2022

by Atiya JordanApril 26, 2022April 26, 20222645

Dr. Helene D. Gayle, current president and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust, will likely be named the 11th president of Spelman College....

News

Study Proves Grocery Taxes Increase Likelihood of Food Insecurity in Low-Income Communities

Jeroslyn JoVonnMay 28, 2021May 28, 2021

by Jeroslyn JoVonnMay 28, 2021May 28, 2021762

Tax on grocery food items is likely causing food insecurity within low-income neighborhoods....

Lifestyle

Twitter Sounds Off On High-Fashion Homeless-Looking Sneakers

Selena HillSeptember 21, 2018September 21, 2018

by Selena HillSeptember 21, 2018September 21, 20182645

Twitter users aren’t here for an Italian-made grungy sneaker retailing for $530. Critics say the battered-looking shoes are distasteful and make a mockery of the...

Events News

Baltimore Unrest One Year Later, Has Anything Changed Since Freddie Gray’s Death?

Carolyn M. BrownApril 28, 2016November 14, 2017

by Carolyn M. BrownApril 28, 2016November 14, 2017416

The Rev. Jamal Bryant, the politically influential Baltimore pastor who delivered the eulogy at Freddie Gray's funeral, has said that, despite the uproar, progress in...

Education

More Economic Facts Affecting Your Childâ€™s Education: Fact 5

Robin White GoodeApril 11, 2016September 28, 2017

by Robin White GoodeApril 11, 2016September 28, 2017423

One year of additional schooling lowers the probability of a student later being unemployed by 3.6 percentage points, of being on welfare by 5.5 percentage...

Entrepreneurship

Women Age 65 are Becoming Poorest Americans

Carolyn M. BrownMarch 18, 2016October 4, 2017

by Carolyn M. BrownMarch 18, 2016October 4, 2017888

Starting a business after age 50 can be very risky but it can also be very rewarding for those who are able to channel the...

Education

Poverty and Disadvantage Hurts Boys More Than Girls

Robin White GoodeOctober 26, 2015October 26, 2015

by Robin White GoodeOctober 26, 2015October 26, 2015743

Boys in the U.S. are falling behind, but boys in disadvantaged homes, or who are black or Latino, have an even harder time than their...

#YesWeCode Will Recruit Minorities for New Tech Training Initiative in the South Bronx

Marcia Wade TalbertSeptember 22, 2015September 28, 2017

by Marcia Wade TalbertSeptember 22, 2015September 28, 2017553

#YesWeCode teamed up with Assembly member Michael Blake for New Faces of Tech, an event to recruit young minorities to pursue skills and jobs in...

Money

Pope Francis Inspiring Investors to Adopt Biblical Principles on Climate Change

Stacey TisdaleSeptember 21, 2015September 28, 2017

by Stacey TisdaleSeptember 21, 2015September 28, 2017492

â€œIn response to the Popeâ€™s call to phase out fossil fuels, there is now a movement to encourage investors to divest from fossil fuel companies,...