A tale of three women

In the most hard-scrabble parts of South Carolina, Kenya Williams, Natisha Boston and Germaine Jenkins are all struggling to overcome personal hardship and overwhelming odds.

A recent academic study found that the gap in wealth between white and black Americans had more than quadrupled between 1984 and 2007.

A quarter of all black families, it said, have no assets at all. That is certainly true of Kenya Williams, a 35-year-old single mother with three girls. On the day I visit her modest home in rural Allendale County, she has just $17 (£11.20) to her name.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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