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  • A New Way to Commemorate Atrocity

    April 14, 2015 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Memorials are being created at rapid rates these days, but they seem to lack a long-term effect on the public. The Chicago Torture Justice Memorials project seeks to change this pattern by putting out an international call for memorial proposals, wanting a variety in visions and a collective memorial, in order to remember the torture of black detainees and racialized police misconduct.

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  • In Egypt, Sowing Seeds of Gender Equality

    January 22, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Muslim women in Egypt are expected to marry young and to stay close to home, and if they do not, they can be subjected to abuse or heavy criticism by men in the household. Save the Children’s Choices program offers educational workshop sessions for boys and girls, ages 10 to 14, which help them explore gender identity. Through discussions, the program hopes to change gender norms.

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  • Diversity in the Classroom: How to Solve the Black Male Teacher Shortage

    January 21, 2015 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, South Carolina

    America's teacher workforce is disproportionately white and female, with black males constituting only 2 percent of instructors. The Call Me MISTER initiative, based out of Clemson University, provides test prep, tuition assistance, academic counseling, and job placements to students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds - "The goal is to create life long career educators." Fifteen years after Call Me MISTER's founding, the number of black males teaching in South Carolina's public schools has doubled.

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  • What police departments can learn about race relations from the LAPD

    December 21, 2014 |

    Yahoo! News |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles used to be a hotbed of racial profiling and unrest. Now, in the wake of Ferguson and the police killings in Brooklyn, Chief Charlie Beck thinks his force could be a model for the rest of the nation. The dept. has worked hard in recent years to create a police department that reflects the city it serves and has made fundamental progress on key civil rights issues.

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  • Where Does Moral Courage Come From?

    December 18, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh

    An Indian activist, Satyarthi, is trying to undermine the hard-pressed Indian caste system by speaking out in little ways that are publicly broadcasted in order to find more supporters.

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  • How Conservative, Tough-On-Crime Utah Reined In Police Militarization

    September 01, 2014 |

    Buzzfeed |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    The militarization of police forces in cases such as Ferguson, Missouri’s riots has led the state of Utah to question what can be done to prevent such an overuse of force from happening. Utah expanded upon a law passed by Democratic legislature in Maryland, which Utah’s ACLU reworked with some libertarians, to require the police to provide data about SWAT team usage. Utah’s success demonstrates that demilitarization bills passed with bipartisan support are not impossible.

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  • Camden Turns Around With New Police Force

    August 31, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Since moving to a county-run police department, Camden, N.J., historically one of the nation’s poorest and most dangerous cities, has altered its culture to overcome years of mistrust by developing a personal relationship with and empowering the local community.

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  • The Questions We Share

    August 07, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Evanston, Illinois

    Is there a way to frame conversations so that people actually listen to one another? Ask Big Questions fosters large group questions and discussions about social problems on university campuses to inspire young people.

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  • How Cincinnati Revitalized Police-Community Relations

    June 25, 2014 |

    The Takeaway |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    After a policeman shot and killed a teenage African American, a community in Cincinnati blamed law enforcement for racial profiling and riots expanded throughout the city. With the help of the Department of Justice as a mediator, Cincinnati made policy changes. The city now has an African American Police Association that brings police officers in communication with representatives of communities.

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  • Improving Economic Diversity at the Better Colleges

    February 05, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Students with low-income that attend public schools can find themselves locked in a system that prevents them from getting into the best colleges, from being unable to afford tuition, to not having the ambition, to not knowing a school that would welcome them. Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA targets high-performing low-income students. The college provides outreach to high school students in poor communities, financial aid to low-income families, summer workshops, and on-site advising and academic support.

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