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For African Americans in 1950s Chicago, buying a house was nearly impossible. Federal mortgage insurance didn't cover homes in integrated neighborhoods, making getting a loan difficult; in black neighborhoods, predatory sellers jacked up prices and forced buyers to pay outrageous monthly fees or face eviction. The resulting financial strains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Skimmer | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

“I think the easiest description—or category to put us in—would be a jazz group,” says The Bad Plus drummer, David King. “But a more accurate description, if you really wanted to get pompous, is that...

Author: By Susie Y. Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bad Plus Adds Diverse Musical Elements to Jazz | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

I would’ve bolted right then. Except Ezekiel said, just as I tried to get away, “I hope it’s a nice time, Miss Winnie.”Something about it—about that patient face of his—made me...

Author: By Nathan D. Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: FEATURED FICTION | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

A mostly-female group of 20 gathered in the Lowell House Junior Common Room last night to view popular television shows and to discuss portrayals of women in modern television. The informal event, sponsored by the Harvard College Women’s Center, the Seneca Inc., and the Organization of...

Author: By Minji Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Group Debates Portrayal of Women in TV | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

There is certainly still much work to be done to change the economic order that brought about the catastrophe in the first place. The upgrade of the Financial Stability Forum to a Financial Stability Board is a huge step. Investment bankers and derivative traders are getting what’s...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Hail to the Chiefs | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

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