1. Department: Food

The Friday Checkout: Fresh food gaps in Black neighborhoods a symptom of disinvestment

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A prevalence of dollar stores and shortage of premium grocery stores in Black-majority communities tie into a wider problem of devaluation in those areas, a new Brookings Institution report found.

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