African American communities and low-income communities tend to be less likely to have a full-service grocery store within their area, she said.
But Freedman notes, the root causes are complex. Through policy, we segregated how people live in our country and that segregation not only influences who s living where, but also what are the resources available in that space, Freedman said.
But food deserts aren’t only in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods. A lack of access to food can be found all over Northeast Ohio in places like Akron, Lorain, Elyria, and even parts of Ashtabula. [Nationally,] we have high rates of food insecurity, Freedman explained. About 1 in 10 people are food insecure..and in Ohio, we re actually above the national average,
As Gabrielle Korn addresses in her memoir, Everybody (Else) Is Perfect, much of so-called "women's media" is merely a cynical marketing strategy at the expense of a thoughtful discussion of cultural values.
The interdisciplinary designer feels like she is in the right place at the right time. Author: Jessica Miller, Sara Shookman Published: 7:22 PM EST February 10, 2021 Updated: 7:22 PM EST February 10, 2021
CLEVELAND Malaz Elgemiabby’s designs reach beyond the drawing board. As an interdisciplinary designer, activist, mom, and boss lady, everything she touches centers around the idea of community. I ve actually settled on a title that I sort of invented in a way, she said. But I think by now, it fits more the work I do, and that s a community architect.
Malaz says, she s found her mission through her work. [I learned that] sometimes, building the community is part of building for the community.
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When Ayanna Williams-Jones sees a problem, she solves it.
With the help of two assistants, Williams-Jones, who also is a mother of six, manages a nail salon, entrepreneurship consulting firm, popular podcast, rental homes and, soon, a publishing company that will release her new book.
She recently moved her nail salon, Pedicure & Shoes 2 Go, out of downtown Detroit to a new space east of downtown on Jefferson Avenue. I know that community is really big on supporting their own and we wanted to be part of the community, Williams-Jones said.
Customers walk up the stairs to find chairs with pedicure stations lined up, a few stations for nails, a massage room in the back and an empty space for designer shoes a unique offering at her former locations that will come soon.