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WHYY By Faheem Alexander, owner of Faheem’s Hands of Precision Barber Shop, said he and his staff try and set good examples for young people. But to fight gun violence it s going to take others to pitch in. (Ximena Conde / WHYY) Last week, when three men fired more than 70 bullets at a 28-year-old man on the 2000 block of Snyder Ave. in South Philadelphia, residents were stunned. “These are friendly people here,” said Nancey Lowes, a 20-year-resident of the neighborhood. “These people old around here, we ain’t do nothing to nobody. You going to tell me we can’t walk the street like we used to? Walk our dog? … I can’t even sit on my stoop and enjoy the nice sun.” ....
To weather coronavirus, Black and brown-owned businesses show grit and determination Updated Mar 08, 2021; Facebook Share Without a doubt, the data points to the sobering fact that Black and brown-owned businesses have taken a disproportionate hit from the coronavirus. In the past year, more minority-owned businesses have gone under or drastically reduced their staff and hours. A survey by H&R Block released in February found more than half of Black small businesses owners said their revenue fell by at least 50% (by comparison, 37% of white small business owners responded similarly). But the narrative is not wholly one of despair and devastation. For some Black and brown business owners, the protracted coronavirus pandemic has forced them to tap the grit and determination that many of them say has been a perennial prerequisite for their demographic to survive in the business world. ....