working people
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Mangione has been hailed in some quarters of the internet as a latter-day Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
“It is the honor of an entire lifetime to host a night celebrating the literal hardest working people in showbiz,” she said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Primarily a sculptor and printmaker, Catlett worked in the social realist tradition and her work often celebrates the dignity of Black and brown working people, especially women.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
It also said it was building 1.5 million new homes, including a major boost to affordable and social housing backed by £39bn "to ensure working people can afford to live in the communities they serve".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The apartments weren’t designed for that many, but that was what Harlem was about, working people doing the best they could.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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