Twiggy Pucci Garçon, a choreographer for the FX show "Pose" and leader at True Colors United, explains the struggles of homeless LGBTQ+ youth to find home.
About seven percent of the total youth population in the United States identifies as LGBTQ+, yet they make up a staggering 40 percent of the total US homeless youth population, aged 13-24.
According to federal data, more than a million students in the U.S. public school system are homeless.
The South Bronx was on fire in the 1970s. Left unprotected by the city government, nearly a quarter-million people were displaced.
https://youtu.be/sdVdXFfBwDk Miami is one of the worst cities in the U.S. to live in when it comes to affordable housing, and residents pay among the highest share of their incomes on rent. Combined with the city's vulnerablabiltiy to sea level…
We have an eviction epidemic in this country. We’ve had one for a long time, actually.
About the series: “What happens to a dream deferred?” (Langston Hughes, Harlem, 1951). Residents of public housing in New York moved in with the promise of affordable housing and a stepping stone to financial stability and independence. But, lack of…
Politicians at the local, state, and federal level have made promises to the NYCHA community, but what is actually being done? This episode of “A Dream Deferred” follows the politics of NYCHA and the response from residents seeking improved conditions.
Shelevya Pearson brought her newborn daughter Sakajawia home to NYCHA. Eleven years later, Shelevya claims that NYCHA's poor maintenance has played a role in her daughter's health conditions. Unfortunately, with children hospitalizations for asthma being higher in Brownsville than the…
We meet Romaine Leslie at Marsha's house, a homeless shelter for LGBTQ youth, and follow his journey through the shelter system.