Uzoma Obasi is a creative entrepreneur, producer, and photographer from Minneapolis. After George Floyd’s murder, he traveled with George’s family and their attorney Ben Crump — capturing powerful moments along…
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The National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) released the results of its most recent survey of young farmers. It finds that young farmers are working to conserve land and develop resilience…
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Police in America fatally shoot around 1,000 people every year. For young men, in particular, that makes police shootings one of the leading causes of death in the United States—and…
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Hospital-based maternal deaths are occurring earlier in pregnancy or postpartum, while maternal deaths occurring at the time of delivery are declining in the United States, research suggests. Hospitalizations that occur…
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From school strikes and congressional sit-ins to demonstrations at this year’s United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, young people are leading the fight against climate change. Poll after poll shows…
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Click here for more.A little more than six years ago, Olatunde Sobomehin co-founded the organization StreetCode Academy, a California-based nonprofit that provides technology access, skills learning, and mentorship for communities of color. Since its…
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Garnesha Ezediaro leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, an effort to accelerate the pace of wealth accumulation for Black individuals and families and address systemic underinvestment in Black communities. Ezediaro has worked across…
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When COVID-19 vaccines first started rolling out, a common story emerged—that people from disadvantaged communities, particularly communities of color, were not going to get vaccinated. That deeply rooted mistrust and lack of access would…
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News deserts are not a new phenomenon. Throughout the country’s history, there have been places so small or isolated that the community could not support a local newspaper or any…
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Put aside the politics for a moment, the pointing fingers, the thoughts and prayers and hopeless shrugs. What can people do right now to protect their communities from mass shootings?…
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As public interest technology professionals, my peers and I work to improve the delivery of public services and to design better technology products that support those services. Whether in the…
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Some were already mothers, excited about having another baby. Others were upset or frightened to find themselves pregnant. All tested positive for drugs. And when these women lost their pregnancies,…