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January 11, 2007

Commentary

Sidetracked: Section 8 Housing – An important issue for African-Americans

By Jane Stillwater Columnist

For the African-American community, Section 8 has been a very important way to help people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. I myself can be a witness to this. I live in a HUD-subsidized Section 8 housing project and if there is one thing I have learned from living here, it is that the benefits…

For the African-American community, Section 8 has been a very important way to help people pull themselves up by their bootstraps. I myself can be a…

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Commentary

Unapologetically Young, Black and Female… The Nightmare on My Street

By Jasmyne Cannick Columnist

When I became an adult, and by that I mean a responsible, rent and bill paying, five sometimes six days a week hardworking adult, I quickly realized that there were some parts of Los Angeles that I didn’t want to live in. It wasn’t because I was uppity or that I thought that I was…

When I became an adult, and by that I mean a responsible, rent and bill paying, five sometimes six days a week hardworking adult, I quickly…

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