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The lie about immigrants and America’s debt to them

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent There is a lie moving through America. It creeps through congressional halls and across television screens, whispering that undocumented immigrants live freely off the sweat of the American taxpayer. It is a lie told by those who know better and repeated by those who are too […]
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New research shows gentrification fuels displacement fears among older Black residents

A new national study finds that older Black adults experience significantly higher fear of displacement in gentrifying neighborhoods, even when they remain in place, due to rising housing costs, shifting cultural landscapes and the legacy of structural racism. Researchers warn that these fears function as a health stressor and call for policies that address racial disparities and support aging residents in rapidly changing communities.
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