Victoria Bouloubasis

2 weeks ago | ourstate.com | Victoria Bouloubasis

Every day at the Ella West Gallery in downtown Durham, Linda Shropshire sits by a large photograph of her mother: the Ella “West” Wynn Shropshire Douthit. Gazing over the desk in Linda’s office, a young Ella flashes a megawatt smile with the free spirit of a woman in her early 20s. In the portrait, made in the 1960s, Ella sports a new short haircut and blowout. She tilts her head as if catching a breeze and the punchline of an inside joke.

Dec 20, 2024 | capitalandmain.com | Victoria Bouloubasis

Melissa “Kat” Steach, a Waffle House server in Marietta, Georgia, keeps odd hours. She spends much of her day in her motel room off Interstate 75. Around 9 p.m, she walks 500 feet across a gas station parking lot and clocks into her shift. Working as a tipped cashier and server, Steach said she also does untipped work before her shift ends at 7 a.m: mopping floors, cleaning toilets, scrubbing pots and pans.

Sep 10, 2024 | facingsouth.org | Victoria Bouloubasis

As part of our mission to bridge arts and activism, CAROLINADAZE — a music, arts, and civic engagement project led by Common Cause North Carolina — is pleased to sponsor an essay series in partnership with Facing South and the Institute for Southern Studies, reflecting the voices of young North Carolinians from across our state. The CAROLINADAZE series was inspired by our desire to answer a set of questions: What does the future of democracy look like in North Carolina?

May 27, 2024 | roadsandkingdoms.com | Victoria Bouloubasis

Transfarmation is an organization helping former factory farmers move from debt-laden, environmentally damaging practices toward a sustainable future. Transfarmation is a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize. ANSON County, North Carolina, USA –There is a sweetness to Tom Lim’s caress while he cradles his pet rooster, Cuti. It’s another irregular winter season in North Carolina, but a cold front just rolled in the night before. Cuti is shivering.

Dec 8, 2023 | objectivejournalism.org | Aja Arnold |Victoria Bouloubasis |Rebecca Chowdhury |Rae Garringer

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