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Sherrena Tarver

This African American landlord who owned and managed several properties in the North Side of Milwaukee had invested in real estate in the mid-2000s after leaving her profession as a schoolteacher.

Quentin Tarver

This partner, manager, and owner of several properties in the North Side of Milwaukee maintained the physical properties with the assistance of hired laborers, some of whom were tenants.

Arleen Belle

This African American resident of Milwaukee made the mistake of leaving a publicly subsidized apartment in her youth to live with a friend. Afterward, she struggled for years against the rents in the private housing market. During the period in which she was followed in the book, she lived with her two sons, Jori and Jafaris, as they searched for adequate housing.

Crystal

This individual followed in the book suffered from a number of psychological and emotional illnesses, many of which arose...

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