Government jobs helped thousands of Black families move into the middle class. Now, increasing calls for government privatization are pushing them back out.
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The Precarity of Everything: On Millennial (Blacks and) Blues
Reniqua Allen — the author of It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America — on Black millennials, millennial burnout, and hope in a time of uncertainty.
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‘Choose Marriage or Education’
As a teenager, Madhur Anand’s mother takes heed of her father’s final words and becomes a teacher.
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A House of Refuge Marred by Violence
The house at 808 East Lewis Street has helped the upwardly mobile reach for their dreams. It’s also seen great violence.
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A Short Distance from Southie, but a World Away
Tara Wanda Merrigan recalls navigating between the very different realms of Harvard and home.