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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Global climate change mitigation and development goals cannot be achieved without changing the way people cook and prepare their food, a report from the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) finds. The report, Accelerating Clean…
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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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Climate change has hit home around the world in 2021 with record heat waves, droughts, wildfires and extreme storms. Often, the people suffering most from the effects of climate change…
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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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Investments in agriculture and food research are declining at a time when these sectors are facing significant risks arising from climate change, biodiversity loss and the spread of pests and…
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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…