I was just telling a couple of people that major cities like Baltimore, Buffalo, and St. Louis are selling properties to owner-occupants for pennies on the dollar. Could working-class Black homebuyers benefit before the long-term likelihood of gentrification? I have other questions that Taylor's book might answer -- or help me to.​

A comment on "Against Black Homeownership" (Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor)

Jubalyn ExWilliams lives in Pennsylvania (United States). You can find her writings and commentaries, including the ones on "Against Black Homeownership" and Race for Profit by Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor, at landturn.com/blog.

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I've internalized the tip about loyalty. A former employer stopped giving me assignments after I tendered my resignation. I'd been working seven days a week, on-call (14 hours on my wedding day included), and no benefits. Three years later, they still contact me on occasion because "we need help." Say what?​

​A comment on "5 Career Tips You NEED to Hear" (LiveCareer Staff Writer)

Jubalyn ExWilliams lives in Pennsylvania (United States). You can find her writings and commentaries, including the one on "5 Career Tips You NEED to Hear" by a LiveCareer Staff Writer, at landturn.com/blog.​

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"There were times when I got... feedback about being aggressive...direct... very passionate," says [Najuma] Atkinson. Hmm? One could say the same about Steve Jobs. Be yourself; I like that. If the company's invested in you -- truly -- then it wants your contribution.​

A comment on "Career Advice: 3 Ways to Succeed in Tech if You're Just Starting Out" (A. Gumbs)

Jubalyn ExWilliams lives in Pennsylvania (United States). Her writings and commentaries, including the one on "Career Advice: 3 Ways to Succeed in Tech if You're Just Starting Out" by A. Gumbs, at landturn.com/blog.

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This [excerpt] got me to reconsider participation in electoral politics. What "political values" can I help mobilize at the local level? It dawned on me that one of them is the reason I withdrew from electoral politics in '08: a Two-Party System and its bipartisan presidential nominees. There ought to be an option for coalition governance.

A comment on an excerpt from Politics is for Power, Not Consumption (Eitan Hersh)

Jubalyn ExWilliams lives in Pennsylvania (United States). You can find her writings and commentaries, including the one on an excerpt from Politics is for Power, Not Consumption by Eitan Hersch, at landturn.com/blog.

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I never thought to ask a hiring manager about a previous employee. I once had a coworker reveal the details of a previous employee's departure. Unfortunately, I'd met the fate of that employee by the time she did. I'll clear the air and ask the hiring manager.​

A comment on "Questions to Ask Hiring Managers at the End of Interviews" (M. Chavtarayev)​

Jubalyn ExWilliams lives in Pennsylvania (United States). You can find her writings and commentaries, including the one on "Questions to Ask Hiring Managers at the End of Interviews" by M. Chavtarayev, at landturn.com/blog.​

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