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The ‘Buy Black’ movement encourages people to support Black-owned businesses. (Shutterstock)

June 15, 2023

Juneteenth and Emancipation Day: How the ‘Buy Black’ movement is addressing economic inequality

Myriam Brouard, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Andrew N. Smith, Suffolk University; Katja H. Brunk, European University Viadrina, and Marcia Christina Ferreira, University of Essex

By harnessing the power of markets, digital movements like My Black Receipt aim to combat systemic disparities and promote economic empowerment by supporting Black-owned businesses.

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July 14, 2020

How coronavirus made us nostalgic for a past that held the promise of a future

Katja H. Brunk, European University Viadrina; Benjamin Julien Hartmann, University of Gothenburg; Christian Dam, University of Gothenburg, and Dannie Kjeldgaard, University of Southern Denmark

‘Nostalgic consumption’ has been on the rise throughout lockdown bringing us the comfort and certainty of better times. But can we use it to build a more sustainable future?

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