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Communities were sometimes winners in the Numbers gambling game

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.
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Let's break down the numbers

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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