slum
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Community leader Oriyomi Akeem said Slum Party has helped bring peace to a neighbourhood once known as a no-go area overrun by gangs.
From Reuters • Dec. 27, 2022
“Lindsay Forming Group to Assist Slum Businesses,” the morning newspaper yawned.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2017
Victorian Slum House The 19th century challenges that were faced by families and individuals living in London’s East End are re-created in this new five-episode unscripted series.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2017
Slum clearance programmes toward the end of the 1950s also began threatening south side homes designed by Adler and Sullivan, many of which had fallen into abandonment and disrepair.
From The Guardian • May 18, 2016
“J Dilla. Detroit legend. He died when I was little. I’m into the classics, but all Detroit, all day. Motown, J Dilla, Slum Village.”
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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