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GREAT DIVIDE: America’s Failure to Divorce Revitalization from Gentrification  

Neighborhoods Don’t Have to Be Rich to Be Healthy and VibrantA Rhode Island Community Speaks to America’s Failure to Divorce Revitalization from Gentrification By Joseph Margulies When it comes to neighborhood well-being, is failure the inevitable cost of success? In its salad days, Olneyville was home to a thriving textile industry in Providence, Rhode Island. Read More…

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‘Crying for their parents’

‘Crying for their parents’: More than 900 children died at Indian boarding schools, U.S. report finds Afederal investigation has confirmed that more than 900 American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children perished in U.S. government boarding schools from 1819 to 1969, acknowledging that the actual toll is undoubtedly higher and recommending an official apology. “Based on Read More…

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I’m a Black vegan. Why don’t you see more of us?

People of color are more likely to be vegan. But the animal rights movement still has a white face. by Noella Williams Mark Harris for Vox; Photos by Alexandra Genova for Vox, Getty Images Noella Williams is a Brooklyn-based freelance culture writer whose writing has appeared in Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. Read More…

Education General Information Perspective Philosophy Uncategorized

Reducing racial disparities in foster care might endanger Black children?

Opinion: Reducing racial disparities in foster care might endanger Black children A case work supervisor for the Office of Children, Youth and Families in Allegheny County, Pa. (Keith Srakocic By Naomi Riley To what lengths should we go to reduce racial disparities in the child welfare system? In 2021 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Read More…

Economy Education Uncategorized

Nine states get by with no income tax? A tax expert explains the trade-offs

Caroline Bruckner Executive in Residence, Department of Accounting and Taxation, American University Kogod School of Business Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How can some states get by with no income tax? – Vonnie, age 12, Auburn, Alabama Read More…