Every now and then, you’ll see a Black woman or man confidently strutting down the street with a silky bonnet perched just right. They come in all sizes and sometimes in bold, eye-catching colors. And ...
People who have been homeless often cling to their possessions for a sense of security. Once they land housing, however, it can often cost them stability. Caseworkers at Vancouver’s homeless shelters ...
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The city of Portland sent a cease-and-desist letter last month to a PeaceHealth clinic in Vancouver, Wash., alleging it discharged a disabled 70-year-old homeless woman from its care, stuck her in a ...
Law enforcement departments in several states said that an online trend in which people are tricked into believing a homeless man is in their homes could have dangerous consequences. By Jin Yu Young ...
Manolo Betancur believes everyone deserves a birthday cake. “I arrived to America 25 years ago, and I didn’t speak any English, and I didn’t have any money in my pocket,” Betancur, owner of Manolo’s ...
A South Florida teacher has been placed on “administrative reassignment” after coming under fire for inflammatory comments made during a rant about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie ...
Lasonya Harris sits on a park bench and looks at Houston City Hall on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. The city of Houston plans to open a "superhub" for homeless people as part of Mayor John Whitmire's ...
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The City of Portland will soon start charging towing fees for homeless people who try and retrieve their lived-in RV that was towed by the City. In August, Mayor Keith Wilson ...
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Each year, New York City and state agencies fund tens of thousands of apartments with on-site services for some of the city’s most vulnerable people. But as of June, more than 5,000 of those ...
Artist and author Patrisse Cullors, best known for her role in co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement more than a decade ago, says she has written a love letter to a younger version of herself ...