slums

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Residents are running guided tours through slums once controlled by gang leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

He left a peerless catalogue of songs articulating the life of working class Irish immigrants, with tales of finding love in the slums littered with references to literature, mythology and the Bible.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

About half of the state's population lives in slums, said University of Lagos professor Timothy Nubi.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Relating his journey to becoming a visual storyteller, Thomas recalled growing up in “one of the worst slums of Philadelphia,” sitting on his front stoop reading Shakespeare, James Baldwin and Tennessee Williams, immersed and transported.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

For a time, she made daily visits to the slums as part of a frenzied charitable activity, which gave her chronic bronchitis and brought no peace to her tormented soul.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende