slums

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Like other reformers, including Catherine Bauer and Edith Elmer Wood, Simkhovitch saw slums through the narrow prism of their deplorable physical conditions, such as overcrowding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Having grown up in the slums of the capital, Kampala, he dubbed himself the "ghetto president" and campaigns on issues such as youth unemployment and human rights.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 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

It has made itself a home in the wild forest of our great cities, amid the rank and choking vegetation of slums!

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright