Human geography

Baltimore’s population has long been segregated by race and class, even as a matter of formal government policy. And while those discriminatory practices are no longer law, they’ve created a legacy of poor housing that still harms poor, overwhelmingly black residents.

Warm weather means a rise in the number of people leaving the Middle East and Africa and heading to the shores of Italy, France and Greece. Many die on the way and even those who make it, have a hard time settling in Europe.

Both women and men go to this health clinic, where both hear about IUDs and other methods of family planning in a nation with a large number of unintended pregnancies.

“I’ll never feel the same about berries,” says Seth Holmes. In “Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies,” he describes the bone-crushing work that he and Mexican migrant workers did to put fruit and vegetables on your table.

For new refugees coming to the US, there’s always culture shock. But for refugees moving the Northeast, there are real challenges that come from settling in a cold, snowy part of the country.