From sometime in early 2020 to today (about 15 months), the United States and the rest of the world faced a pandemic that marched through communities across the globe leaving many people sick and many others dead. Epidemics and pandemics are nothing new to the world, but for those who don’t really remember a pandemic
Read MoreFor a number of years, I have watched my neighborhood undergo many changes, but primarily due to gentrification. I currently live in the Crown Hill area which is a predominately Black community. I chose to do the Neighborhood Tour Project over an issue that is severely affecting the health of our residents, food insecurities.
Read MoreFor my neighborhood tour project, I wanted to focus on the Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis, specifically the Keenan Stahl Unit where I have been working at for the last couple of years. I live about 10 minutes away from the Boys and Girls Club and I wanted to focus on it because
Read MoreIt’s hard to swing a pickaxe with acrylic nails. Or at least, I would think that it is, I’ve never been in a situation where I was on a dig, and my pickaxing skills and my fondness for claws came into contact. The fact of the matter though, is that the pandemic has simultaneously facilitated
Read MoreSince last March, almost a year later, the world is still learning how to cope with the ever-changing rules and regulations that the pandemic gave. In the beginning, there was a time when masks were not a required piece of foreign fabric that we were mandated to wear, having portable hand sanitizer and even
Read MoreA to-do list in my phone, on my desk, on my wall, on the refrigerator—all of these to-do lists, yet I cannot bring myself to complete any of the tasks. When the pandemic began in the United States a year ago, my working and schooling shifted from being in the city to being in my
Read MoreI recall clearly the day that I knew the pandemic had taken a turn and things were about to get worse. It was Tuesday, March 10, 2020 and I was sitting in a meeting when an email from the university’s president came through notifying students, faculty, and staff that the campus would be closing and
Read MoreClick here for an interactive StoryMap Greencastle is a small city of about 10,000 residents and boasts just over five square miles within its limits. I have built a presentation through the Knight Lab StoryMap Program, showing areas that have been most noticeably affected by the pandemic. I find it striking that there have been
Read MoreAt the start of the Covid-19 pandemic there were massive shutdowns and heavy restrictions on public movement as America scrambled to slow the spread of the virus. Only essential businesses were allowed to remain open under limited operations in order to sustain the basic needs of the population. But what constitutes an essential business? Clearly
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