Wanda’s Picks for October 2010
Wanda’s Picks for October 2010
October is Maafa Awareness Month, a time to reflect on recovery from the residual impact slavery had on the Black community and how the centuries of free labor benefited everyone else. The ritual this year is Sunday, Oct. 10, 5:30 a.m., at Ocean Beach, Fulton at the Great Highway, in San Francisco. Maafa is Kiswahili for “great calamity, reoccurring disaster,” a term used to describe the Black …
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Rubber Advances to Five-Month High After Crude Oil Gains, Auto Sales Grow
Rubber advanced for a fourth day, gaining to the highest in five months, as rising crude oil prices boosted the cost of making rival synthetic products and growth in U.S. auto sales improved the outlook for tire makers.
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Wanted: a home away from home
by Katia Savchuk At a time when critically ill Stanford Hospital patients and their families often face staggering medical and financial burdens, they are additionally challenged to find affordable places to live for extended periods.
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