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Housing Segregation and the Racial Wealth Gap
By Thomas Oppenheimer, Esquire The Dunbar Community League published a “Sociological Survey of the Negro Population of Springfield, Mass.,” edited by William N. DeBerry, in 1940. It reports that “Springfield Negroes are the victims of a restricted form of race prejudice which operates against them chiefly in industry and in their efforts to rent or…
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SPRINGFIELD VICTORIES!
Supporters cheered the victories of Zaida Govan (5th from left) for Ward 8 City Council and LaTonia Monroe Naylor (4th from left) for At Large School Committee on election night, Tuesday, November 2nd. Family, friends and supporters gathered to celebrate the first place victories of Team Hurst At Large City Councilor Justin Hurst (kneeling) and…
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Dress for Success at the Eastfield Mall
Dress for Success at the Eastfield Mall is having an indoor tag sale. Their entire boutique is on sale, fill a bag for $25.00. Monday, December 6th – Friday December 10th and Monday , December 13th- Friday, December 17th, 10am-7pm. If you would like to come after 2pm for a personal, shopping experience, please call…
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“Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna” by Alda P. Dobbs
c.2021, Sourcebooks / $17.99 / higher in Canada / 288 pages Some people call them “chores.” In a way, though, they’re responsibilities, which sounds better, doesn’t it? You’re responsible for taking out the trash, doing the dishes, keeping your room clean, helping around home, and that’s important stuff. Although – as in the new book,…
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Critical Race Theory
By Thomas Oppenheimer, Esquire If you think history has been whitewashed, to the benefit of whites, you have not seen anything yet. School boards across the country, and some states, have been seeking to remove from the classroom anything that, to them, smacks of critical race theory, that is, anything that suggests in any way,…









