What high mortgage rates means for Black homeownership
While Black homeownership climbed early in the pandemic, the rise in mortgage rates could stall progress. Then, a mysterious mold is linked to a boom in whiskey production.
“When I was traveling throughout the South, I visited 11 cities. Every single city had water problems, had a water boil notice within the last year, or had reported having brown water trickling through their faucets,” said reporter Adam Mahoney.
“As a Black business owner, often I’m asked to share a little bit about my story, or my journey, or my background. And so I get to facilitate conversations around these things while making candles,” said Colina Bruce of Noir Lux Candle Co.
The mysterious mold is spreading in a rural Tennessee town near the expanding Jack Daniel’s operation.
Coffee nears a crisis point
The U.S. is the second-largest importer of coffee, but the climate crisis is damaging farmers’ coffee crops. The BBC’s Katie Barnfield looks at how a tougher type of coffee bean could replace the traditional arabica.
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