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The New Amerikka

May 23, 2017September 17, 2010 by Shay

Perhaps it’s because of my professional work, but the latest report that poverty is on the rise in the US doesn’t surprise me at all. One in seven Americans are below the poverty level, for many reading that figure was a surprise. Why? I suspect that for most of us clinging to the illusion that …

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Categories class, Current Events, Money, Random babble Tags Americans in poverty, social class in America 1 Comment

Whose responsibility is it?

May 23, 2017July 13, 2010 by Shay

Due to the fact that I am no longer an anonymous blogger, after all in Maine it’s not as if there is a plethora of Black women working as Executive Directors of small non-profit agencies. I am about to share a story but won’t be able to fill in the back story since while I …

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Categories class, Money, Random babble, World of Work Tags non-profit sector, social safety nets, taking care of the poor 7 Comments

Unjobbing..what the???

May 6, 2020June 13, 2010 by shay subscriber

Last night I was wasting time on the interwebz as I am prone to do, when I stumbled on an interesting new term that I just had to share with you. Language is a funny thing; there are so many ways to say the same thing, so I suppose I should not be surprised to …

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Categories class, Money, Random babble Tags unjobbing 13 Comments
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