The pandemic has been especially hard on Black-owned businesses
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A beauty product booth at a Black-owned business expo in Florida. The number of Black business owners in the U.S. fell more than 40% between February and April, according to a New York Fed study.
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Plus: pay disparities in the video game industry, CEOs put pressure on Congress and a view from a college campus preparing to reopen.
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Music from the episode
Heartbeats The Knife
Present Tense Jake Reed, Mike G
No Room Madison McFerrin
Cuffed Nick Hakim
Wind Travel Richard Houghten
1 Thing Amerie
The team
Nancy Farghalli
Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst
Producer II
Sean McHenry
Director & Associate Producer II