THEESATISFACTION in NPR
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At 52, Still Working the Streets in Hunts Point
LIKE many single mothers, Barbara Terry, 52, scrounged for baby sitters and leaned on her own mother while raising her four children and working the night shift.
But Ms. Terry is a prostitute who has worked nearly her entire adult life on the streets of Hunts Point, in the Bronx.
“When they were old enough to understand, I would tell them the truth,” said Ms. Terry, whose daughter and three sons are now grown. “I’d say, ‘This is how I’m supporting you.’ For me, it’s a business, a regular job.”
Impressed by this very respectful New York Times profile of a sex worker.
“ This is life row, one that I also intend to transcend”
Bruised but defiant: Mona Eltahawy on her assault by Egyptian security forces
The price of protest: writer Mona Eltahawy with her arms in casts after they were broken by Egyptian security forces in Cairo. ‘Our dictators tailor wounds to suit their victims’ occupations,’ she says. Photograph: Dan Callister for the Guardian
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It’s summer here, in South Africa. I see a lot of snow on TV & the ‘net this time of year, but it’s summer here.
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My Top 11 News Stories of 2011 on Okayplayer
http://www.okayplayer.com/news/dream-hamptons-top-11-stories-of-2011.html
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