News & Politics (Page 79)

December 16, 2020
Author Sues Amazon Publisher for Selling Work Without Permission
An eBook on the Kindle app [Credit: Lena Telep] (DENVER)—Ra’mi Tiye Sekhmet is the author of the 2016 self-published book […]

December 11, 2020
Resilience is Woven into Philly’s Fabric Row
A historic section of Philadelphia known as a central point for business and commerce for over a century, South Fourth Street’s Fabric Row contains only seven fabric stores today. According to one source, there were around 25 fabric stores on Fourth Street in 1950. As the row has changed, so too have the fabric store owners and new small business owners looking to earn a living.

December 8, 2020
A Mexican Restaurant Opens the Door to Diversity in a North Carolina Beach Town
The traditional Mexican cuisine at Camino Real contrasts its neighbors’ menu of deep-fried fish, chicken, and hushpuppies.
December 8, 2020
The Immigrant Restaurant Owner From a Country Without Food
SURF CITY, N.C. — “Seven motorcyclists circled my car with red shirts [government agents], rifles pointed at me.” said Miguel […]

November 22, 2020
Commentary: This Atlantic Writer Makes the Case for Victims
The Atlantic's Barbara Bradley Hagerty investigated the stories of sexual assault victims whose whose rape kits remained untested by police.