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Jun 24, 2020

As a girl Lucky Longo wanted short hair, but she was rebuffed by a men’s barbershop. This inspired her to provide a more inclusive and non-gendered approach to cutting hair. Like all barbers and stylists, Lucky has been shut down since March, but now she’s scheduling appointments again with phase 2 and phase...


Jun 17, 2020

Ciarda Hall and Justice McCray are two of the youth leaders of the Beacon 4 Black Lives team that has organized a series of marches for racial justice. Their next rally takes place this Friday June 19th – Juneteenth – at 6:30pm.


Jun 10, 2020

Melanie is a writer and editor of books about ceramics, woodworking, knitting, metal smithing and other kinds of "handwork." She talks about the importance of making things in a post-industrial society and especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. 


Jun 3, 2020

Aisha Benson is the senior executive at TruFund Financial Services. TruFund is a non-profit financial organization that facilitates loans and economic development in underserved communities, including minority-owned businesses. Along with her husband Pastor Edward Benson, Aisha has six kids and two grandkids. She talks...