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Communities were sometimes winners in the Numbers gambling game

by Justin Kramon
May 13, 2024
The illegal game has similarities with a state lottery. For many Black residents of Detroit, it represented an opportunity.
In Detroit, Numbers men — who ran an underground gambling game — were known for funding legal Black-owned businesses and social services.
Illustration: Dylan Miettinen/Marketplace | Vintage Postcard: Yesterdays-Papers/DeviantArt
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Let's break down the numbers

by Katherine Wiles
Sep 5, 2019
We hear about stock market numbers every day on the show, but what are those numbers really telling us?
A monitor displays that day's final numbers following the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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By The Numbers

American TP is getting more luxurious

by Tony Wagner
Mar 16, 2015
Here are the stories we're reading and numbers we're watching Monday.
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