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This State Will Hire You—No College Degree Required

Elaine S. Povich

June 23, 2022 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Maryland

Maryland has lifted college degree requirements for government positions. The move comes after a labor shortage that has left many positions unfulfilled. The move will open up the roles to qualified applicants who have the experience and knowledge necessary but do not have degrees.

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Black farming projects look to recoup historical U.S. land losses

Carey L. Biron

June 17, 2022 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund is helping Black farmers buy land. More than $200,000 have gone toward urban land purchases in a practice some see as “restorative economics." Black land activists are also purchasing land in rural communities across the United States.

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No College? No Problem

MaryLou Costa

June 17, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

An organization is partnering with companies to connect job seekers, who don’t have college degrees, to corporate positions. The “skills-based hiring” is a step toward closing the racial wealth gap.

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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 |

Video |

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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Vaccinated at the Ball: A True Story About Trusted Messengers

Josh Neufeld

June 15, 2022 |

Word In Black |

Illustrations |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Members of a local Black, LGBTQ+ community joined together with Chicago's COVID Rapid Response team to bring COVID-19 vaccinations to the city's Black and Latino LGBTQ+ population — a group that is severely lagging behind the general population in terms of vaccination rates.

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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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Over 3000 Words

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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Nonprofit Teaches Water Safety to Youth

Kayla Green Elle Jacobsson

April 18, 2022 |

Grady Newsource |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

SwemKids teaches children of color how to swim and increases access to water freedom while also helping them overcome fears and trauma they may have in regard to swimming.

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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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1500-3000 Words

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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Can We Build Less Biased Medical Bots?

Tolu Olasoji

April 11, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

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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The Stop Asian Hate movement is at a crossroads

Li Zhou

March 15, 2022 |

Vox |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The Stop AAPI Hate movement has increased the public’s awareness of the increase in hate crimes and prejudice as a result of COVID-19. The movement collects incident reports and uses the data to advocate for change. In addition to increasing awareness by ensuring that hate crimes did not go unnoticed, more people have participated in protests and become engaged with organizations working to stop anti-Asian racism. The movement has also fueled some policy wins, such as Congress’ approval of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act.

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