My Economy
My Economy tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in your economy.
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A poet’s take on “austerity”
Dec 4, 2020
Fred Joiner is currently the Poet Laureate of Carrboro, North Carolina.
"All the pandemic has done is shine a horrifyingly clear spotlight on every inequality in our community. And my community is the book community."
by
Alli Fam
Dec 1, 2020
Independent bookseller Hannah Oliver Depp is struggling with suppliers in her mission to tell the stories of struggling people.
Working from home ... with a cat
Nov 26, 2020
Illustrator Heidi Moreno's cat Peanut is really more of a co-worker.
"And then it occurred to me that I could just make the box of supplies myself"
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Alli Fam
Nov 17, 2020
Teacher Nia Grigsby started The School Box Toolbox when her own daughters were running low on supplies early in the pandemic.
How one professional singer is managing work from home
by
Rose Conlon
Nov 3, 2020
With live performances canceled, artists are finding creative solutions.
Coronavirus is driving people to one family farm
by
Andie Corban
Oct 15, 2020
"I guess, thanks in large part to COVID, we had a lot of people looking for outdoor picking and being outside at farms," says Red Apple Farm owner Al Rose.
How a coffee company CEO is getting through the pandemic
by
Sean McHenry
Oct 14, 2020
Keba Konte, CEO of Red Bay Coffee based in Oakland, California, recounts the challenges his business has faced due to the pandemic.
For public good, not for profit.
A Los Angeles bookstore owner on reinventing her small business during the pandemic
Oct 12, 2020
Celene Navarrete had to close her shop doors in March and is now growing her online store and attending virtual book fairs.
"I like to think that it's traditional art — it's just the Black representation of that"
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Alli Fam
Oct 7, 2020
Atlanta-based Black tattoo artist Debbi Snax is breaking stereotypes.
“I like going on there and making sure that everybody’s still doing OK”
Oct 6, 2020
More than six months have passed since Veronica Coon started an online barter group to help people in need.