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  • Former Black Panther Launches Oakland Urban Farm to Give Ex-Prisoners a Fresh Start

    September 09, 2015 |

    Civil Eats |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    After incarceration, Black men and women have a difficult time re-integrating into society without financial and educational resources. A former Black Panther activist has created the non-profit Oakland &the World Enterprises to offer an urban farm as a prisoner re-entry program and community center. The Oakland project supports self-sufficiency, self-determination, and empowerment for Black people.

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  • A Prescription for More Black Doctors

    September 09, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    On average, black students in public schools receive fewer resources giving them a late start. A mostly black university in New Orleans has increased overall achievement by developing students’ shared responsibility for one another’s success.

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  • When Reality TV Involves Vaccinating a Goat and Pulling Weeds

    September 05, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania

    Not all reality shows focus on the lives of the rich and famous. Female Food Heroes, is a Tanzanian reality show in which female farmers compete against each other for a grand prize. Ultimately, it’s not just about the money, the show aims to empower farmers and alter sexist attitudes.

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  • Financial Health

    September 02, 2015 |

    The Caravan |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Kenya

    Kenya has an alarmingly high rate of maternal mortality rate and many women are afraid to give birth at the hospital for fear of being treated violently. OparanyaCare uses financial incentives to get women to seek prenatal, childbirth, and antenatal care at the hospital with trained healthcare workers.

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  • What's Up With the Unionizing Trend in Digital Journalism?

    September 01, 2015 |

    The New Republic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Responding to the volatility of the current job market and the potential for a bursting bubble, digital media employees are unionizing to protect themselves in the midst of ongoing change. While these efforts have protected some staff members, the preponderance of freelancers—and their lack of formal rights and union membership—has limited the impact of unionization.

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  • Exporting Clothes, Importing Safety

    August 28, 2015 |

    Roads & Kingdoms |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division

    Bangladesh, whose garment industry is second only to China’s in size, is responding to both international and domestic pressure and undergoing the most radical revamping of worker safety it has ever seen, in large part due to consumer and client pressure.

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  • When Prisons Need to Be More Like Nursing Homes

    August 27, 2015 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The U.S. prison population is aging, which is costly because older inmates need more care. Some states have responded by creating special wards, having the young inmates care for the old, or building nursing homes.

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  • Germany is the first European country to free Syrian refugees from a draconian bureaucratic “trap”

    August 26, 2015 |

    Quartz |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    Since 2003, the Dublin Protocol has stopped migrants from traveling through Europe to auspicious countries before claiming asylum. However, many migrants travel by sea—which is more perilous and has led to high rates of death. Germany is the first country European country to break from the Dublin Protocol by letting in Syrian refugees.

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  • A Racial Gap in Attitudes Toward Hospice Care

    August 21, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Despite years of change, African Americans feel ostracized from the medical care community that is dominated mainly by white people, especially when it comes to hospices. Some are trying to remove the stigma of hospice care as well as make health care systems more fair.

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  • International High: A Haven for Immigrant Students

    August 21, 2015 |

    Latino USA |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Students who learn English as a second language often struggle in school, but at International High, diversity is the model. Out of its 350 students, 40 countries are represented. Founded in 2005, the high school curriculum was modeled for ELL students who were struggling in traditional classrooms. It seems their strategy is working, their graduation rate was 61 percent for ELL learners, twice the rate than the rest of New York.

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