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Broke in Fayette Tribune

by | Jan 10, 2020 |

https://www.fayettetribune.com/community/broke-hardship-and-resilience-in-a-city-of-broken-promises/article_c96f5104-26a0-11ea-8f47-ebf158c6e0c8.html The Bookworm Sez “Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promises” follows seven Detroit residents By Terri Schlichenmeyer For The Fayette TribuneDec 25, 2019 1     ...

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Broke in Miami Times

by | Jan 10, 2020 |

https://www.miamitimesonline.com/lifestyles/a-look-at-broken-detroit-after-bankruptcy-and-job-losses/article_6e36f492-21ad-11ea-8f82-e35357eda937.html Book Review A look at broken Detroit, after bankruptcy and job losses After the Great Recession of 2007, can the city be put back together? Terri SchlichenmeyerDec 18, 2019 FacebookTwitterEmail "Broke:...

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Broke in Caribbean Life

by | Jan 10, 2020 |

https://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2019/12/2019-12-20-ts-broke-cl.html Putting broken Detroit together will take time BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER SHARE ON TWITTER SHARE ON FACEBOOKSUBSCRIBE Don’t miss our updates:  Enlarge this image Book cover of “Broke” by Jodie Adams Kirshner Enlarge this image Nora Canfield“Broke” author Jodie...

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Broke Excerpted in Bunk History

by | Jan 10, 2020 |

https://www.bunkhistory.org/resources/5261 When a City Goes Bankrupt: A Brief History of Detroit c. 2010 “The country cannot prosper if its cities are decaying.”By Jodie Adams Kirshner via Literary Hub on November 21, 2019… Detroit entered bankruptcy in July 2013 after a state-appointed emergency manager displaced local elected...

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Broke in Traverse City Record

by | Jan 10, 2020 |

https://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/opinion-detroit-s-future-depends-on-job-training/article_2c3dcb2c-07b5-11ea-8b99-039cb9527996.html By Jodie Adams Kirshner Last winter, after Fiat Chrysler announced it would spend nearly $5 billion to build the first new auto assembly plant in Detroit in nearly three decades, President Trump tweeted “They are all...

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Broke Bookbub’s Lead Book of ‘4 Books that Put a Human Face on America’s Social Inequality’

by | Jan 10, 2020 |

https://www.bookbub.com/blog/social-inequality-books The complexities of societal issues like poverty, homelessness, and racism can't be reduced to headlines or statistics because social inequality, at its core, is about people. In order to capture the harsh reality of social inequality in the United States, we need to hear the personal stories of people...

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