Among the communities hardest hit by the outbreak of COVID-19 are those that are heavily dependent on tourism. A recent study published on the website Volusion noted the disproportionate economic impact of the outbreak on retail, leisure and hospitality workers. According to that study, Asheville, North Carolina, was among the […]
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When School and Therapy Go Online, Access to Internet Is Crucial for Children with Special Needs
Using technology to enhance education is normal for ten-year-old Cora Maddox from Boone County, Kentucky. She has severe apraxia which her mom Angie Maddox said “is like being trapped in your own mind.” Cora understands everything that’s said to her, Angie explains, but when her brain tells her mouth an […]
Read MoreHow to Demonstrate During a Pandemic and Still Keep Everyone Safe from Coronavirus: 6 Questions Answered
“WE ARE STILL IN A PANDEMIC,” Denver Black Lives Matter activist Tay Anderson shouted in capital letters on Twitter as he urged everyone who has rallied against police violence in recent days to join him in getting tested for the coronavirus. Crowds of people, many maskless and yelling, can pose […]
Read MoreThinking Outside the Box to Test for COVID-19 in Rural Kentucky
Lots of ingenuity and a generous donation allowed the community of Paducah, Kentucky, to build their own free COVID-19 testing center. A corporate wellness director, an anonymous donor, a fishing tournament weigh-in trailer and an empty church with a large parking lot – not exactly what you’d think would make […]
Read MoreRural People Are Just as Worried about COVID-19 as Nation, Online Poll Says
There’s a perception out there that rural residents are less concerned about the pandemic. A national poll says otherwise. Residents of rural America are taking the COVID-19 pandemic just as seriously as the rest of the nation, a national online poll says. Nearly nine out of 10 rural respondents say […]
Read MoreAbolishing Parole Led to COVID-19 ‘Tinderbox’ in NC Prisons
This piece was originally published in Scalawag Magazine in May 2020. Scalawag amplifies the voices of activists, artists and writers reckoning with the South. You can read the original article here. On the inside, at Raleigh’s Central Prison (CP), at first we joked about zombies and the apocalypse as cruise ships […]
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