For The Penny Hoarder‘s first longform project, Desiree Stennett and Lisa Rowan share the stories of lives forever changed after losing their homes at the height of the financial crisis. So many families haven’t woken up from what still feels like their own personal nightmare, even though more than 9 million Americans are having the same dream.
2018
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We Saw Nuns Kill Children: The Ghosts of St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage
A wide-ranging piece of investigative journalism — the result of four years of research — on widespread abuse and in some cases, the killing of children at St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage in Vermont and other orphanages, in the 20th century.
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Why We Cross the Border in El Paso
“I felt my mom’s grip tighten around my hand as dozens surged across the Rio Grande, the water waist-high. Adults held children in their arms or carried them in rebozos across their backs.”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Pathologizing Black Communities: Chicago Violence Receives the Wrong Attention
Homicide rates in Chicago’s black communities receive a disproportionate amount of media attention in an ongoing tendency to sensationalize and pathologize their residents.
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The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Starting and Sustaining an Artist-Run Gallery
When artists don’t have gallery representation, some create a gallery of their own or rely on other artists to show their work. Although there’s no standard model, here’s a closer look at how it works.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women, Writing
Lyrical Ladies, Writing Women, and the Legend of Lauryn Hill
Joan Morgan’s “She Begat This” looks back at how Lauryn Hill crashed through hip-hop’s glass ceiling, while our critic looks at how the author and a cadre of black women writers did the same for hip-hop music journalism.
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Louis C.K. and Men Who Think Justice Takes as Long as They Want It To
“We need to figure out what justice looks like in the court of public opinion, not for the sake of the offenders, but for the sake of victims.”
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Why Does Violence in Chicago Attract So Much Attention, Even Though It’s Not the Murder Capital of The U.S.?
Homicide rates in Chicago’s black communities receive a disproportionate amount of media attention in an ongoing tendency to pathologize and sensationalize.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Viagra: The Happiest of All Happy Accidents?
How a happy accident has gone on to make men happy the world over.
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How Viagra Went From A Medical Mistake To A $3-Billion-Dollar-A-Year Industry
How a happy accident has gone on to make men happy the world over.