Because economics, that's why.  Black people who can go on to higher education or training do not usually go back to small towns but places where they can make money- and usually do not invest in smaller mostly White towns.

I knew this week would awful & I did not want to cook, so I bought two big salad bowls from Whole Paycheck along with the ingredients to make green smoothies & herbal tea. I have been living on greens, tea and pot this entire week!

THIS.

Remember that it was a majority of White women voters who chose Trump in the election of 2016. They did that a qualified White woman who embraced a progressive agenda that included Black women concerns.

This is the recipe that I got from Clyde Common (RIP) BUT they called it a Champagne Supernova and was served with grapefruit zest peel.

This. All of this.

Same here in at the Carniceria near me- like cases right in front of the store marked down.

Sorry that I am late to this.

Thank you for saying this. Jezebel has it’s own complicity issues with EVERYTHING, and there is a real need to take a good hard look at who is there and the types of articles they have promoted which featured racist trash.

AND THIS IS WHY I CHECK IN.

I only visit to see if Jerry Norland(?) is commenting. They have health issues but they are as smart as a whip, and bring brilliant factoids and side issues that help ‘illustrate’ the story better than the authors. I keep wondering why they are not hired!

1) This site has been going downhill for the past year, and I attribute that to the ownership AND staff.

Agreed- you cant binge this show in a couple of days, nor should you!

It’s on Amazon Prime!

1) No transportation costs, no lunch costs, no vending machine costs, no Starbucks costs, no bar costs. That’s approximately $600-$700 a month. I WAS FRIGGING SHOCKED. Like, I budget for it...but seeing the reality was mindblowing.

Agreed with bars. I had a favorite bar that I would hit maybe 2x-3x a week but now I am more than happy with my weekly cocktail while reclining in the bath. And like $3 to make a nice Martini. No more snobby bartenders or loud tourists.

Isn’t it weird! My fave drinks- White Negroni, Martini and G&Ts- are like $3 to make at home but $10-14 at my fave bar!

Canal House series of cookbooks. At first, very plain seeming, then you realize you are making very best out of fine, easy to get ingredients you can find in most American supermarkets and farmers markets. Plus cocktails!

They are ABSOLUTELY living way beyond their means- I mean, they are on reality tv shows, after all! Even Dr. Oz, who has become a media star based on nonsense despite being an actual surgeon & engineer, does not live that lavishly ( an $5 million estate in New Jersey; an apartment in NY) and I am sure he is worth a…

Literally THIS! *waves arms*