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    The Far-reaching Impact of COVID-19 on People of Color

    The Conversation Jun 2, 2021

    Kyla Thomas, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences With more than 30 million people infected and 550,000 dead, the U.S. is among the nations hardest hit by the…

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    How Racial Injustices Cause Drastic Disparities in Health

    Othering & Belonging Institute

    America’s alarming racial disparities have come to the forefront of our national consciousness in recent years, at least partly thanks to the activism of the Black Lives Matter movement and…

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    Recognizing the Role of Climate Change in Natural Disasters

    Inside Climate News

    The rain came hard and fast early on the morning of June 23, 2016. By 2 p.m., water was knee deep in Bill Bell’s appliance store on Main Street in…

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    Farm States Need to Address Polluted Drinking Water

    Harvest Public Media

    A new analysis of drinking water systems shows communities in five Midwest states have legal but potentially worrying levels of nitrates. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) found nitrate levels in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas,…

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    Trans Kids in the US Were Seeking Treatment Decades Before Today’s Political Battles Over Access to Health Care

    The Conversation Jun 2, 2021

    In 1942, a 17-year-old transgender girl named Lane visited a doctor in her Missouri hometown with her parents. Lane had known that she was a girl from a very young…

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    One in Five Formerly Incarcerated People Suffer Food Insecurity

    The Conversation Jun 2, 2021

    Around 600,000 people are released annually from the U.S.’s sprawling prisons network. Many face considerable barriers as a result of their convictions when it comes to essentials in life, like…

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    Speaking Up for Justice: A Conversation with Angela Harrelson and Paris Stevens

    Minneapolis Foundation Jun 2, 2021

    Angela Harrelson and Paris Stevens are the aunt and cousin of George Floyd. Since George’s death, both Angela and Paris have been using their voices to speak up for justice.…

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    Investing in Anti-racist Education and Work: A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi [Audio]

    Minneapolis Foundation Jun 2, 2021

    Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is an award-winning author and anti-racist scholar. His latest book, “Four Hundred Souls,” is a collaborative effort that showcases the history of African Americans from 1619…

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    Important Information on Board Orientation

    BoardSource Jun 2, 2021

    Ensure you are providing new board members with the necessary materials and information during the orientation process. Based on information from The Board Building Cycle and Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, this…

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    The Impact of Government on Nonprofit Organizations

    Forbes Jun 1, 2021

    For many nonprofits, especially those with local focuses, it might not seem like a new federal administration will make a day-to-day difference for them. In truth, a change at the…

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    Understanding the AAPI Community and Combatting Hate

    GlobalGiving Jun 1, 2021

    After seeing what can happen when people are divided and disengaged, Abraham started bridging those gaps in his Korean American community. He reflects on how far they’ve come and what…

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    The Future of Giving: Truth, Healing, Reparations, and Redistribution [We Give Summit]

    Philanthropy Together Jun 1, 2021

    “Money should be a tool of love, to facilitate relationships, to help us thrive, rather than to hurt and divide us. If it’s used for sacred, life-giving restorative practices, it…

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