The Corner Store Prophets

In cities across America, immigrant corner store owners are becoming unlikely community anchors—offering credit during hard times, mediating neighborhood disputes, and creating informal social safety nets. But as gentrification reshapes their blocks and chain stores move in, these quiet pillars of community life are disappearing, taking with them a particular kind of urban intimacy that can't be replicated. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.