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  • Libros y raíces: LibroMobile fills a literary need as Santa Ana's only bookstore

    Libro Mobile works to increase accessibility to free books and reading spaces amidst widespread gentrification while simultaneously uplifting local authors and artists of color in its open, free-to-access space.

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  • How investments in Black businesses can help close KC's racial wealth gap

    Generating Income For Tomorrow, or GIFT, works to foster economic prosperity and wealth in Kansas City’s Black community by providing grants to Black-owned businesses. Since its launch, GIFT has distributed $687,000 to 42 Black businesses and GIFT recipients have so far created more than 60 new jobs.

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  • Vancouver Pays Tribute to Chinese Canadian History Amid Spike in Anti-Asian Racism

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Canadian Museum and the Chinatown Storytelling Centre both opened in Vancouver with the goal of documenting and honoring the role of Chinese immigrants in Canadian history. Roughly 13,000 people have visited each museum since their openings, and members of the Chinese Canadian community say the exhibits preserve important stories while acknowledging the harm Chinese Candians have faced.

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  • New solutions unveiled to curtail L.A. County's Black infant and maternal death rates

    Universal Basic Income programs like LA County’s “Breathe” provide monthly funds to people in need, some of which include expectant mothers. The state is currently in the process of rolling out more UBI programs aimed specifically at pregnant people to help improve rates of infant and maternal mortality among people of color.

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  • Police reforms often thwarted by unions

    The Ethical Society of Police is an association primarily made up of officers of color. The association aims to encourage and educate on ethics among law enforcement and works to foster better relationships within the communities they serve.

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  • Where Can Black Men Receive Mental Health Support? At the Local Barbershop

    Community advocates and mental health organizations like NAMI are creating mental health support groups and informational sessions at barbershops for Black men. The Black male community is strongly impacted by mental health stigma and these groups and resources bring members of the community together to support each other.

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  • Detroit's Black-Led Organizations Are Cultivating Access To Nature

    Amplify Outside is one of several initiatives emerging from Detroit to help eliminate obstacles people of color face when accessing nature. Following a survey of people of color in the area, Amplify Outside plans to raise money to create a mutual aid fund to support those who want to engage in outdoor activities but don’t have the means and is partnering with like-minded organizations to host events and create a sense of community.

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  • Paying attention: Boston hospital helps breastfeeding Black moms, babies thrive

    The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative provides a 10-step approach to hospital-based breastfeeding support in an effort to increase breastfeeding rates and reduce the racial disparities Black women often face during breastfeeding initiation. Breastfeeding has been shown to have a significant impact on a baby and mother’s health outcomes and the breastfeeding medicine clinic is available to anyone who is interested, including Medicaid patients who wouldn’t be able to afford the services otherwise.

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  • Brothers Empowered to Teach: 'Planting seeds for that next generation'

    Brothers Empowered to Teach provides a paid fellowship to train Black men to be teachers. The organization focuses on the development of the whole person, from character building and life skills to teaching experience. They have placed over 170 people in classrooms since its inception, providing visibility and representation for young children to see people who look like them in careers they may not have thought possible for themselves.

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  • ‘It starts with us': Roanoke organizations teaming up to combat Black maternal mortality crisis

    Birth in Color, in partnership with Birth Equity Action & Research to Transform Health (BEARTH) Village, is working to address the Black maternal mortality crisis. The community-based organizations use research and cultural wisdom to dismantle inequities Black women face during birth. The groups provide free doula care to provide care and advocate for women in healthcare settings. There are currently 80 available doulas who help about 350 women give birth each year.

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