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JOSHUA STEADMAN /

PHOTOGRAPHER Images can contain so much joy, pain, love, humor and LIFE. They change time into substance. As the son of a newspaperman and a teacher, Steadman inherited a love of learning and telling stories. He believes that both are used in equal measure to do what he does. “I began what I thought would be a brief discussion with Demetrius about how he got into grocery deliveries, and learned that his personal history has been setting him up for this nonprofit service his entire life. Ten minutes later, I realized he was a storyteller, too—and that he’s also got a great one to tell.”

LIZ CONDO /

PHOTOGRAPHER Liz Condo studied photojournalism at Ohio University before working as a staff photographer at The Advocate in Louisiana. Since becoming a freelance photographer, she has pursued a broad range of projects with a focus on conservation and sustainable agriculture. “I was fortunate to spend a few mornings surrounded by rows of gorgeous flowers, watching farmers carefully select the most beautiful to harvest. Humble plastic buckets overflowed with deep red columbine blossoms, brightly colored poppy petals and the soft, pastel curves of snapdragon blooms. I later watched in fascination as the simple stems were transformed into ephemeral works of art.”

MELISSA HOWSAM /

WRITER Melissa Howsam is a regular contributor and editor for magazines across the country on topics spanning self-care to skincare, workouts to women’s health and more. She grew up in Raleigh, where she thrives on too much caffeine, playing with her pup and daydreaming of her next Aruba vacay. “Raleigh is rich with creative talent, and as a writer with ambitions to publish a novel, it’s an inspiration to get to connect with some of our state’s best authors for this month’s Our Town.”

LORI D. R. WIGGINS /

WRITER Lori first got wind of the state’s rich history of Rosenwald Schools in her communications studies at UNC-Chapel Hill in the late 1980s. As she built her career covering— and uncovering—stories of the oft unsung, yet amazing, people, places, things and culture that surround and define us, the buried story of Rosenwald Schools surfaced again and again. “I’m delighted to finally share with you the impact Rosenwald Schools had on communities close to home,” says Wiggins. “I hope that Rosenwald’s example of selfless innovation can urge states toward greater public responsibility and inspire progressive interactions between the races for greater good even today.”