Abu-Jamal, convicted of the 1981 murder of a police officer, became the face of the anti-death penalty movement and a widely published commentator on the prison system.
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Jill Kimball is a professional writer, lifelong choral singer and all-around arts enthusiast. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and more than a decade of experience working in news, arts administration, higher education and public relations. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two cuddly black cats.
How did the American Dream get so green? The pandemic is sending jobs to the suburbs. Segregation isn’t just about houses it’s about where we spend our days.
The lawn of our dreams: Farrell Evans pens an essay about how the perfect green lawn came to symbolize the American Dream. The creation of the lawn as an American symbol starting from a development project helmed by Fredrick Law Olmsted has led to mower innovations, statements about culture and race, as well as concerns over biodiversity. (Farrell Evans | History Channel)
Pandemic job losses mount in cities: The pandemic is taking a toll on jobs in urban centers, where 400,000 jobs have already been permanently lost as people aren’t just relocating from cities to the suburbs they are taking their jobs with them. This trend is drawing concern about the health of cities and the toll these jobs losses are having on low-income communities and Black and Latinx workers, all communities hit especially hard by COVID. (Paul D