LZ Granderson: Why ‘King Richard’ brought me to tears
My stepfather used to play the numbers. He worked for Ford, including double shifts whenever offered, but he still struggled at times to keep the lights on. To keep the heat on. To feed the three children under his roof. So, he played the numbers, hoping for a lifeline that ultimately never came. My siblings and I didn’t really know how poor we were, of course. It’s not unusual for kids living ...
by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times
Nov 24, 2021
3 minutes
My stepfather used to play the numbers.
He worked for Ford, including double shifts whenever offered, but he still struggled at times to keep the lights on. To keep the heat on. To feed the three children under his roof. So, he played the numbers, hoping for a lifeline that ultimately never came.
My siblings and I didn’t really know how poor we were, of course. It’s not unusual for kids living in poverty to be unaware of the hell their parents or guardians were catching. But it
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