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How to Talk to Your Boss About Race: A New Book Explores Language Used in the Workplace and How We Can Improve

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Appropriately, the phrase “Stay woke” reappeared in 2014 as Black death started to fill our Twitter timelines and Black citizens took to the streets in Ferguson, Missouri. I know it is often the first aspect of my identity that people refer to when they describe me. It can take the form of microaggressions or just plain aggression.

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Academic Studies Show Gig Economy Larger Than Government Data Suggests

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The study found "28 percent of adults age 18 and older participated in informal work for pay during the survey reference month." Households,  reported that 31% of Americans do some form of gig work and that gig work income was important to many. " This equates to about 70 million Americans.

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Is America "The World's First Poor Rich Country"?

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refers to those who are wealthy enough to be in the top 9.9%   The book got a lot of play in policy circles. Both also stress how various forms of economic uncertainty and instability are impacting individuals, families and society overall.  He sums up his analysis by saying the U.S. is the New American Aristocracy. The

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