“What a weary time those years were — to have the desire and the need to live but not the ability.” ― Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye
Tag Archive for Poverty
Photo Essay: Kibera Slum Nairobi, Kenya
by LukeSpartacus •
Yesterday I went with Steven, an American I met on the plane from Cairo to Nairobi, to Kibera, the second largest slum in Africa. At a given time up to 1.5 million people are living in the slum’s 2.5 square kilometers. Rick, a 26 year old man who has lived there for much of his…
The End Of Poverty: A Special Black Friday Report
by LukeSpartacus •
Facebook and Twitter are conflicted today. On the one side we have people are talking about all the stuff they are scoring for Black Friday. Over the fence, down the stairs, into the sublet, we have everyone else calling today Buy Nothing Day. So what’s with today, today? Is it Black Friday or Buy Nothing…
