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Clearing a Path from Prison to the Bar Exam

Allen Arthur

June 21, 2021 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Formerly Incarcerated Law Students Advocacy Association at City University of New York's law school mentors people whose criminal records serve as a barrier to pursuing a law career. FILSAA is part of a movement to nurture law-practice dreams and make them a reality by knocking down those barriers, including restrictive use of states' "character and fitness" requirements to become licensed to practice. Before that step, mentors can help people prepare for the LSAT and succeed in law school. Advocates say that lawyers with lived experience can serve clients better by earning their trust more readily.

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FS Investments takes its poverty-fighting work nationwide

Jessica Blatt Press

June 21, 2021 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Financial Scholars is bringing financial literacy to students and their families as well. Students are taught about credit scores, bank accounts, and budgets, as well as entrepreneurial skills through an experience that could culminate in a $1,000 prize and help starting a business if it wins. Adults are invited to come in on weekends and weeknights to learn the same curriculum. Local companies have financed the program which strives to take the first steps towards bridging the racial wealth gap.

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Inclusión 2.0: talleres piden a las empresas que abran nuevas puertas en Costa Rica

Katherine Stanley Obando

June 18, 2021 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Response Location: Costa Rica

Poco a poco, algunas empresas en Costa Rica están logrando mejorar sus políticas y trato hacia clientes LGBTQIQ+. Las capacitaciones de la Cámara Diversa han sido claves en lograr ese impacto, pese a muchas limitaciones en el país.

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Inclusion 2.0: workshops ask Costa Rican businesses to open new doors

Katherine Stanley Obando

June 18, 2021 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Response Location: Costa Rica

Little by little, some companies in Costa Rica are managing to improve their policies and treatment towards LGBTQIQ+ clients. The trainings of the Diverse Chamber have been key in achieving this impact, despite many limitations in the country.

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Barred From Her Own Home: How a Tool for Fighting Domestic Abuse Fails

Andy Newman

June 17, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Stay-away orders are a tool New York judges can use to protect victims from their abusers even before accusations get scrutinized in court. They grew out of a reform movement that urged police and prosecutors to take domestic violence more seriously. But they have become a form of summary justice, routinely issued upon the filing of a complaint without proper vetting. They have wrecked families and cost people their homes and jobs based on what turn out to be flimsy or false accusations. New York courts and legislators are considering proposals to fix the system.

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How teens are using online platforms to call out racism in high school

Umme Hoque

June 16, 2021 |

Prism |

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Response Location: United States

All over the country, students are using the internet to call out racism. Young people are publishing open letters, creating Change.org petitions and Google Docs “with lists of racist people in their classes, and using online platforms to organize protests.” In Boston, teens from the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center wrote an open letter asking school officials to address the wave of anti-asian hate crimes. After the letter, officials issued a resolution. Although, in some instances these actions do result in change, sometimes it can result in censorship towards students of color.

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Crisis counselors are being hailed as police alternatives. It's too heavy a burden, some say.

Rebecca Tan

June 16, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County's longtime crisis response center illustrates the pitfalls of embracing a policing alternative without proper resources or thinking through the implications. The racial-justice protests of 2020 inspired many more cities and counties to explore mobile crisis response teams instead of police, to minimize violence and get people needed help instead of incarceration. While Montgomery County's team often deescalates crises and can either provide care or refer people to needed services, it lacks the staff to respond effectively. And the system of mental health care is too thin for the need.

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If We Can Soar: What Birmingham Roller Pigeons Offer the Men of South Central

Shanna B. Tiayon

June 15, 2021 |

Pipe Wrench |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Black Country Roller Club and its founder, Cornell Norwood, fostered a subculture in Los Angeles' South Central neighborhoods among Black men who broke the color barrier in competitive pigeon husbandry. Besides the success they found in their hobby of breeding and raising roller pigeons, known for their distinctive aerial acrobatic talents, the young men and boys drawn to this world found mutual support "in times of flux and instability," and a meritocracy that provided meditative benefits: "a more organic form of the Big Brother program, and a culturally sensitive outlet for mental health."

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The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on foreign fishing fleets

Christopher Pala

June 15, 2021 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Marshall Islands

Regional cooperation has yielded both big profits and environmental protection to eight small Pacific island nations. Some of the world’s richest countries were overfishing their waters and making billions of dollars doing it - until the tiny islands decided to sell fishing rights as a collective while putting sustainable limits on the commercial activity.

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Delivery Apps like Grubhub and DoorDash charge restaurants huge commission fees. Are delivery co-ops the solution?

Vivienne Machi

June 15, 2021 |

The Counter |

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Response Location: United States, Lexington, Kentucky

Delivery cooperatives are being formed as alternatives by drivers who are pooling their money and charging customers a one-time fee in a subscription-based model. Customers and restaurants alike pay a set monthly fee for delivery services without any extra or hidden costs. Drivers are full-time employees that are eligible for benefits such as medical insurance and profit-sharing options. Restaurants are able to avoid exorbitant commission fees while drivers avoid predatory business practices.

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