Click here to read the full article. Holding a fabric up to a camera is no substitute for an in-person meeting, but that’s one of the strategies bespoke makers are…
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Teen Incarcerated For Failing To Do Online Schoolwork Amid Pandemic
A 15-year-old Black student with special needs was incarcerated because she didn’t finish her schoolwork On Tuesday, it was reported that a Black teenager in Michigan was sent to a…
Higher PC Shipment Amid Pandemic Set to Drive These 3 Funds
In second-quarter 2020, sales of personal computers rebounded rather strongly thanks to the overwhelming number of students studying online and the vast number of employees working from home. After offices…
The Pandemic Has Accelerated Demands for a More Skilled Workforce
Economists, business leaders and labor experts have warned for years that a coming wave of automation and digital technology would upend the workforce, destroying some jobs while altering how and…
Pandemic Changes the Face of Pop-Ups
Click here to read the full article. As retail reopens around the U.S., pop-ups are popping up more than ever. For the past few years, these temporary retail spaces were…
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…
Coronavirus Pandemic Shifts Back-to-School Spending
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t stopping parents from hitting the back-to-school sales, but it may be changing what’s on their shopping lists. Back-to-school spending for children in grades K-12 is expected…
Coronavirus puppy scams ‘seemed legit,’ ensnared dog lovers amid pandemic: Illegal Tender podcast
Everyone has had a different quarantine experience, and many people coping through the pandemic saw a golden opportunity to bring home a new puppy. But for the unsuspecting and unlucky,…