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Lame Duck, My Ass!

By Michael Milton Listening to Senator Mitch McConnell on television this morning--ironically, while I was on a gym treadmill-- really got me steamed up, with the one positive effect that I increased both my speed and my endurance as I suffered your

Grow Your Tax Refunds Brooklyn!

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Keeping the Ship in Shape

Keeping the Ship in Shape

Keeping Track of Expenses Any facility needs each staff member to their part to have a good outcome. Good outcomes are gotten through planning and supervision.
Teen Voices: One High School's Fight to Show Why Black Lives Matter

Teen Voices: One High School's Fight to Show Why Black Lives Matter

By Nia Renee Gilbert The "American Dream" is bullshit. Well, maybe it's not complete bullshit. But the way it is taught and known here in the U.S., it is. For many Americans, we are taught the "American Dream" at a young age.
Services, Services!

Services, Services!

Life's Elements It's just another work day at the shelter providing s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s, Big Cheez's mantra. A native of Chicago and another from Guinea are transferred to the shelter over the weekend.

We Are All Flint

By Robin Smith, Excellence Baby Academy As Nick Kristoff writes in his The New York Times piece entitled " America is Flint ," lead poisoning goes far beyond Flint and seems to be even worse in many parts of the United States.

Nina Deserves Better: Why We're Mad at the New Simone Biopic

By Agunda Okeyo The ?#? NinaSimone? biopic staring ?#? ZoeSaldana? in effective blackface is so disturbing and equally apropo to reveal the serious problem of white people telling black people's stories.

Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo: Alleged Brownsville Rape, My Thoughts on Dismissal of Charges

AP Photo: Bebeto Matthews By Laurie A.
Resume Writing or Biographical Sketches

Resume Writing or Biographical Sketches

Men's Shelter Being the Vocational Program Coordinator means Joy contributes to the number of men that move out of the shelter by writing resumes that help get the employed. These resumes also give some men new found pride in the work they've done.
IF YOUR DREAMS DON'T SCARE YOU...

IF YOUR DREAMS DON'T SCARE YOU...

Golden Lab Painted By Harriet Faith. Quote By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.