South Boston has some of the starkest income divides in Greater Boston, which is one of the most income-segregated metropolitan areas in the country, according to new MassINC research.
In all, more than 10,000 Haitians in the Massachusetts workforce who contributed roughly $480 million a year to the local economy are being forced out, according to an immigration policy organization.
In his new book, Bentley University history professor Dylan Gottlieb explores 1980s Wall Street -- and the inequality it spurred -- through the lens of money-loving, sushi-eating, marathon-training yuppies.
In all, roughly 45,000 TPS holders live in Massachusetts, the majority of them Haitians. About 1,500 of whom work in nursing care facilities, according to the state.
A $17 billion public housing revitalization project helped connect isolated low-income residents with wealthier neighbors, and generated greater economic mobility.
