Across the country, more poor people live in suburbs than live in cities. According to research last year by the Brookings Institution, poverty also was shown to be on the rise in Seattle suburbs. By
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Al Sharpton Does Not Have My Ear: Why We Need New Black Leadership Now
By: Brittney Cooper Article Reprint AFRICANGLOBE – Racial politics in the U.S. is beholden to the space of Black death. On Monday, Michael Brown’s family, friends and loved ones gathered to lay his body to rest,
Read moreFrom Detroit To Ferguson: Being Broke Is Killing Us
By: Jerry White Article Reprint AFRICANGLOBE – Recent events in Detroit, Michigan and Ferguson, Missouri have revealed the brutal character of American capitalism.
Read moreRich Kid, Poor Kid: For 30 Years, Baltimore Study Tracked Who Gets Ahead
By Juana Summers Article Submission Education is historically considered to be the thing that levels the playing field, capable of lifting up the less advantaged and improving their chances for success.
Read moreIceland issues volcano aviation alert again after new eruption
The fissure eruption came to the surface about 40 km from the main Bardarbunga volcano, an area popular with summer hikers. By: Jenna Gottlieb And Sylvia Hui Article Reprint REYKJAVIK, ICELAND—Iceland’s authorities on Sunday raised
Read moreAustralia’s No. 2 source of cocaine (first being Chile)? Canada
A kilogram of cocaine can fetch up to $250,000 in Australia, up to five times higher than the price in Canada. By: Ethan Lou Article Reprint There is an increasing Canadian presence in the Australian
Read moreFlorida School District Becomes First in Nation to Opt Out of State Testing
School district may lose state and federal funding by Courtney Connley Article Reprint The Lee County School Board in Florida is making a name for itself as one of the first school districts in the
Read moreNow It’s the School Police That Are Becoming Militarized
By: Earl Ofari Hutchinson Article Reprint The ridiculous and terrifying sight of dozens of police dressed and packing assault-style weapons as if they had just stepped out of a combat zone in Iraq or Afghanistan
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