[ladygreek]

But the not eating beef didn't have a lasting impact, and then she went back to eating everything under the sun and getting heavy again. And as for the reading, imo all she really did was affect what those who were already reading read. Much to the chagrin of a lot of authors. How many Black authors, other than the already known, did she help?

The housing and homeless crisis is nothing new. Having more people know about it isn't going to help unless legislature and financial resources are behind it. There are many nonprofit developers and economic development corporations who have been dealling with this for more than a decade. They were some of the hardest hit by budget cuts. So what they need is money to increase their impact.