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Nigerian women fight skin bleaching, colorism in Africa

Violet Ikong

April 15, 2022 |

Amjambo Africa |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Benin City, Edo

The Embrace Melanin Initiative works to eradicate colorism and harmful skin practices, like skin bleaching. Since forming in 2018, the organization estimates that it has impacted over 10,000 people globally through speaking events, online and offline advocacy programs, and other dermatological and psychological services.

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Shifting Winds

Mark Oprea

April 14, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Iowa

A new kind of cash crop is turning Iowa into a renewable energy juggernaut — and preserving a rural way of life. With the help of federal incentives and renewable energy companies, farmers in rural Iowa are setting up turbines on their land to both make a profit, and offset crop losses during growing seasons.

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"La casa rosada" en Antiguo Cuscatlán: Un paréntesis para la diversidad queer

Lauri García Dueñas

April 14, 2022 |

Alharaca |

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Response Location: El Salvador

En medio de homofobia amplia en El Salvador, una microempresa ofrece un espacio seguro para la comunidad LGBTQI+. Dos diseñadores industriales venden sus productos en el espacio para generar sostenbilidad mientras promueven la inclusión y discusión abierta entre pesronas vulnerables a la discriminación.

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To find out where the covid pandemic is headed, look here: The sewer

Lena H. Sun Dan Keating

April 14, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses a nationwide wastewater monitoring system to detect rising and falling levels of COVID-19 in the population. Infected people shed virus when they use the toilet, even if they don’t have symptoms, alerting officials 4-6 days before people start testing positive. The anonymous and inexpensive monitoring system has been relied on by local and state health officials to run targeted awareness campaigns and shift policies, like mask guidance, to effectively contain outbreaks.

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Athletes Unlimited is the first public benefit pro sports league. What does that mean for the players?

Talib Visram

April 14, 2022 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States

Athletes in the first public benefit pro sports league now have perks that include childcare, charity stipends, an emphasis on racial equity, and representation on committees that make decisions on behalf of players. Athletes Unlimited is a public benefit corporation, which means it prioritizes social good over profits.

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In this Mississippi city, public art points a way forward

Xander Peters

April 12, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art has designated the city as a public art city, with as many as 46 public art installations across the city, including 35 murals. It intends to grow to 100 public art murals. The city hopes that the public art will attract tourists and economic development, but the primary goal is to develop and beautify communities for the people who live there. Public art raises morale and connects people to one another. It also creates a shared sense of pride in the city and rises the collective mood.

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Why PA should require high school students to submit a FAFSA application

Elaine Maimon

April 12, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Louisiana

Louisiana was the first among a growing number of states requiring high school students to fill out the Free Application for Student Assistance, or FAFSA, in order to receive their diploma. Applications there increased by 26 percent in the first year of implementation, and experts say students who are aware of what financial resources are available are more likely to pursue higher education.

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Can We Build Less Biased Medical Bots?

Tolu Olasoji

April 11, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Melalogic is an app that provides skin health resources to people with dark skin. The uses crowdsourced imaging data to confront racial bias in diagnostic artificial intelligence. Users can access the Black Skin Resource Center with information on 14 issues that affect people with darker skin. The app also shares health posters that physicians use to share information with their patients and videos with dermatologic tips. In the works is Melalogic 2.0, an immersive telehealth experience.

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Grown-to-Order Veggies

Gonca Tokyol

April 11, 2022 |

Inside Turkey |

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Response Location: Turkey, Sivas

Farmobile allows people to pick seasonal produce and have it grown for them on leased land and receive shipments of the crop once it starts producing. Farmobile makes safe, healthy, freshly grown produce more accessible to those without a means to farm.

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Can Produce Prescription Programs Turn the Tide on Diet-Related Disease?

Lela Nargi

April 11, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Alameda County, California

ALL IN is a produce prescription program that gives patients, who are dealing with a variety of cardio-metabolic or behavioral conditions, free fruits and vegetables paired with behavioral interventions, like exercise. Its “three-ingredient approach” includes a prescription for 16 weekly bags of produce that are delivered for free by a local farm, free exercise and stress-reduction classes, and food-as-medicine training for clinic staff who are key in patients’ success.

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