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Black women's political organizations making a difference

ReShonda Tate

June 16, 2022 |

Defender Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The Black Women’s PAC holds events and rallies that provide insight and knowledge for voters, candidates, and political insiders. They seek to increase the civic participation of Black women, including increasing the presence of Black women holding public office.

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How Native organizers won voting access and reached record turnout in 2020

Jaisal Noor

June 15, 2022 |

The Real News Network |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Nevada

Native organizers in Nevada secured voting access on tribal lands by overcoming a number of obstacles. The organizers successfully took the state of Nevada to court to finally have polling sites on their reservations. That win was the result of grassroots efforts to fight against voter suppression.

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How cash transfer beneficiaries build wealth in Kwara

Usman Aliyu

June 15, 2022 |

The Nation (Nigeria) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

A guaranteed income program in Nigerian is helping recipients build businesses, expand existing ones, and build equity.

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A study gave cash and therapy to men at risk of criminal behavior. 10 years later, the results are in.

Sigal Samuel

May 31, 2022 |

Vox |

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Response Location: Liberia, Monrovia

Crime and violence went down by 50 percent in a group of at-risk Liberian men when they were offered therapy as well as cash - even up to a decade later. The long-lasting impact of the study has inspired a similar program in Chicago where youth are given access to therapy as well as job training. Criminal arrests have fallen by half in the group of men who took part in the Chicago initiative.

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Combining Old and New: Aquaponics Opens the Door to Indigenous Food Security

Kayla Devault

May 31, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Wewoka, Oklahoma

Indigenous communities are combining traditional knowledge and new technology to improve food production for its people. For example, the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma partners with the startup Symbiotic Aquaponic that uses fish and plants in water to grow traditional foods like corn, pole beans, and squash. It can be expensive to get started, but the system uses less water than industrial agriculture and provides key nutrition for members of the tribe.

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How Georgia's Latinx community is working to 'out-organize' voter suppression

Jaisal Noor Jeffrey Moustache

May 29, 2022 |

The Real News Network |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Georgia

Organizers and community leaders in Georgia are pushing back against restrictive voting laws that disproportionately affect communities of color. The Latinx community is mobilizing against those efforts by empowering its members to “unlock their political power.” Their efforts include voter outreach, translation services, and education.

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More money needed to seed growth of refugees' businesses

Aja Hannah

May 19, 2022 |

The Land |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Refugees are accessing services that enable them to set up and run small businesses through the help of an initiative in Cleveland. The MED program has helped launch 30 entrepreneurs through training, technical help, and $50,000 in startup capital and loans.

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At these US colleges everyone works and there's no tuition

Zaid Jilani

May 06, 2022 |

NewsNation |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Work colleges are providing an affordable path to obtaining degrees by requiring all students to work 15 hours a week in exchange for no tuition fees. The funding for the colleges comes from “a mixture of private donations, Pell Grants, and sustaining funding from hefty endowments.”

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U.S. orchestras are still mostly white. Here's how to change that

Tim Diovanni

May 05, 2022 |

Dallas Morning News |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Since 1990, the Detroit Symphony's African American Orchestra Fellowship has offered two-year stints to Black musicians in an effort to diversify the group's membership. Fellows have gone on to join top-25 orchestras, win jobs around the world, and work as teachers, freelancers, and arts administrators, but racial disparities still persist in orchestras across the country.

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How the Ethical Fashion Movement Changed Policy

Whitney Bauck

May 03, 2022 |

Atmos |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Civic engagement led to the passage of a bill that empowers and protects garment workers in California. Citizens were encouraged and taught how to mobilize and participate in the democratic process which eventually led to the successful outcome.

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