Tasty Morning Bytes — Mumbo Sauce, Rising House Sales and Undocumented Boxing Champ
Mumbo sauce: The flavor of Washington ‘that isn’t the president and the politics’ Will the sauce of D.C. survive gentrification? Some ex-District residents are bottling and selling mumbo sauce. (The Washington Post)
I’m her mom, not the nanny! A Latina mom shares the trials and tribulations of how people assume she is the babysitter of her light-skinned daughter. “I’ve been mistaken for baby sitters all my life, or waitresses, sales clerks, even the occasional cleaning lady — but it’s a whole new experience to have it happen in front of my child.” (CNN)
Housing sales to rise 3% to 5% Freddie Mac predicts some growth in home sales this year, despite a poor jobs report. (Washington Business Journal)
Debate Boils Over African-American Abortions A series of anti-abortion billboards targeting the black community have come under fire. (NPR)
Former boxing champ held as US illegal alien A former Kiwi boxer, who holds the record for the fastest knock-out win, has been detained since April for remaining in the U.S. without a valid green card. He is fighting deportation to New Zealand. (Stuff.co.nz)