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An interview with University of North Carolina's Tressie McMillan Cottom and University of Texas at Austin's Kiese Laymon is presented. They talk about how they navigate or handle issues on love, money, family relations, and responsibility. They discuss capitalism, marketability, and the ability to sell. They explain the practices of magazines or publications.

In the article, the author discusses why she compares the economic opportunity in the future of work in the U.S. like hustling, which is the income-generating activities in the informal sector. She cites as examples the operation of labor digital platforms like Takl and TaskRabbit, as well as independent contractors working with firms like Amazon, Lyft, and Uber. Other topics include the provisions of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the concept of racial capitalism, as well as the discrimination faced by African American women.