How Homeownership Affects Greater Boston's 'Immense' Racial Wealth Gap | N.C. Gov. Declares State Of Emergency | Cog: Mass. SJC Sends A Clear Message: Black Lives Do Matter

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here] [ ] Thursday, September 22, 2016 Bostonomix [How Homeownership Affects Greater Boston's 'Immense' Racial Wealth Gap] After hearing J'Neen Skinner-Seney's story about the transition from welfare to work -- and the struggles she faced after -- WBUR listeners reached out to her and helped her get the kitchen table she couldn't afford. But hers is just a part of the story of a city with a dramatic racial disparity in wealth, experts say. [N.C. Governor Declares State Of Emergency After 2nd Night Of Unrest In Charlotte] [U.N. Pledges To Fight Antibiotic Resistance In Historic Agreement] ['New York Times' Editor: 'We Owed It To Our Readers' To Call Trump Claims Lies] The ARTery ['Writers Without Margins' Put Struggles With Poverty In Boston To Paper] Cognoscenti [State High Court Sends A Clear Message: Black Lives Do Matter] - [Mixed reaction in Boston after Mass. SJC ruling] - [Radio Boston: The implications of a recent SJC ruling] - [Earlier: Mass. SJC says black men may have legitimate reason to flee police] - [Retired judge: Ruling to 'contribute substantially' to debate over police encounters with black men] Cognoscenti [Public Squares, Private Money: Considering Harvard Square's Glittering, Empty Future] By Alex Green [Whether you consider Harvard Square's heyday long past or not, writes Alex Green, news that the chopping block has been primed for two iconic institutions in the heart of the Square is still cause for alarm. Pictured: An artist's rendering of the proposed Harvard Collection redevelopment (Courtesy of Equity One)] [The Issues: How Clinton And Trump Come Down On Law And Order] [Breaking Taboo, Swedish Scientist Seeks To Edit DNA Of Healthy Human Embryos] Here & Now [How 3 U.S. Cities Are Adapting To Climate Change] On Point [Ian McEwan’s Shakespearian ‘Nutshell’] [90.9 WBUR · Boston's NPR News Station] WBUR Boston, 890 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}] [Forward e-mail] | [Update Profile] | [About our service provider] Sent by [wburtoday@wbur.org] in collaboration with [Constant Contact] [Try it free today]