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May 24, 2021

More business for Black-owned bookstores

Tuesday marks one year since the murder of George Floyd by police. We’re continuing to reflect from multiple vantage points. Today, Black-owned bookstores, which have seen waves of new business. Plus, economists raising their forecasts for how activity will rebound this year. And, the future of department stores and shopping malls.

James Fugate, co-owner of Eso Won Books, speaks with a customer at his store in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Nov. 24, 2020. — James Fugate, co-owner of Eso Won Books, speaks with a customer at his store in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Nov. 24, 2020.
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Segments From This Episode

NABE forecasters predict strong economic growth, ongoing recovery in 2021
by Mitchell Hartman
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The economists say they expect employment to recover and that recent price spikes for some consumer goods should moderate.
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Are malls and department stores really springing back to life?
by Andy Uhler
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Retailers realize the pandemic has also shifted a lot of shopping online.
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Checking in with Black-owned bookstores, 1 year since George Floyd’s murder
by Matt Levin
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Business is still up, although not quite as much as it was in the six months following George Floyd’s death.
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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director