Two opposite worlds inhabited by the “haves” and the “have-nots” collided last week on a glitzy street in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast. It isn’t often the two paths cross, which makes it easy for the “haves” to forget that violence does not recognize boundaries. Until now, the “have-nots” […]
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Inside historic black bookstores’ fight for survival against the COVID-19 pandemic
OAKLAND, Calif. – Inside Marcus Books, the nation’s oldest black-owned bookstore, no one lingers anymore over shelves lined with a diasporic collection of African and African American history, culture, music and literature. Staffers take phone orders from the safety of their homes. Shoppers keep their distance when darting in and out […]
Hong Kong’s protesters ‘prepare for long fight’ as China tightens grip
Riot police detain people protesting against new security law: REUTERS Despite the sweltering summer temperatures, a cold new atmosphere settled on Hong on Thursday. Local businesses around the city were cowed into tearing down the posters on their walls supporting the pro-democracy movement and the “Lennon Wall” post-it notes scrawled […]
Inside One Mother’s Fight To Help Her Kids Get An Education During Coronavirus
(Photo: Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Terri Johnson/Getty) This story about rural education was produced as part of the series Critical Condition: The Students the Pandemic Hit Hardest, reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Terri Johnson willed her body not […]
In Fine Print, Airlines Make It Harder to Fight for Passenger Rights
As air travel reopens and flight bookings begin to creep up, AvGeeks — aviation geeks — and others may notice some new legalese in the fine print when they buy plane tickets. More and more carriers are adding clauses that require passengers to settle disputes with the airline in private […]