Black Families Are Struggling to Keep the Lights on in Memphis
Many have been going through drastic measures to minimize their utility bills
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7 min readMar 10, 2020
When Sepia Coleman’s utilities were disconnected, she didn’t tell anyone. Coleman, a health care worker, had been out of work for six months after a hysterectomy, and she couldn’t afford to pay the utility bill. Even though it was…