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Thu18Sep2008

Forclosures=Tent Cities

MSNBC is reporting that with the increase in foreclosures countrywide, there has been an alarming increase in a phenomenon known as tent cities. Tent cities are reminiscent of Hoovervilles of the Great Depression, basically areas where homeless people congregate and... Read more »

Thursday, September 18 2008 | 17:47 H

Sat30Aug2008

Urgent Community Action Needed in the Gulf in the Face of Gustav

One of the lessons of Hurricane Katrina was that people of color can not trust that government will protect and take care of our communities. So while we must demand that they do, we also have to prepare. Hurricane Gustav... Read more »

Saturday, August 30 2008 | 17:18 H

Fri22Aug2008

Opening this Weekend in NYC & LA : Trouble the Water

This weekend, Trouble the Water, a film that follows a New Orleans couple through and after Hurricane Katrina, opens in New York City and Los Angeles. It won the Grand Jury prize for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film... Read more »

Friday, August 22 2008 | 08:38 H

Thu21Aug2008

Countdown to the DNC : Denver's Homeless to Get Coiffed

The Democratic National Convention is only days away, and everyone is getting themselves beautiful for the event, including the homeless in Denver. There are an estimated 4,000 homeless people in the DNC host city and instead of attempting to find... Read more »

Thursday, August 21 2008 | 04:02 H

Sun02Sep2007

La Perla de Puerto Rico

La Perla de San Juan Puerto Rico is a shanty town/slum/neighborhood with squatter roots made famous infamous by the arguable racist anthropological study La Vida by Oscar Lewis. As a child I was never allowed to go inside la Perla,... Read more »

Sunday, September 02 2007 | 08:25 H

Thu22Feb2007

Favelas As Art

When people travel, housing projects aren't usually part of their itineraries. Just like most people don't seek out their art in housing projects either. The housing projects of Brazil, favelas, are notorious for their violence. Those same favelas ,though, are... Read more »

Thursday, February 22 2007 | 16:00 H

Tue07Nov2006

Get a Brazilian city for just 2 million bucks

Sky-high property prices may make it impossible for most of us to buy a house in San Francisco or New York City, but for a mere $2.2 million you can get a whole Brazilian city. An abandoned one, yes, but... Read more »

Tuesday, November 07 2006 | 11:36 H

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