Debra Kamin
@debra_kamin
Journalist. Traveler. Messy cook. Reporter @nytimes and mom to twin rascals. [email protected]
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“Black people in 1920s Harlem were underpaid for their work and exploited for their rent, often charged 30 percent more per room than white working-class New Yorkers.”
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By The New York Times’ Debra Kamin
Langston Hughes kept a box of rent party invites, below, w/ his personal papers, now at Yale University. Debra Kamin covers this fixture of 20th century African-American life for the The New York Times, helping give notice to an overlooked detail of Black urbanity.
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This was a great piece by Debra Kamin via @NYTimes. The rent parties of Harlem. #realestate nytimes.com/interactive/20…
'The little guy went up against the biggest guy there was and won’: Debra Kamin excellent on real estate case that will change industry nytimes.com/2024/03/20/pod… The New York Times
This is happening because of journalism! Debra Kamin shining a light on the real estate industry has led to change! The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/03/15/rea…
The long-held standard of 6 percent real estate commission will go away. The National Association of Realtors has agreed to a landmark settlement. How will things change? For starters, home prices will go down. My scoop for The New York Times (gift link):
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