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  • Who's going to check them? Racial equity audits can help corporate America keep its promises to address systemic racism

    Adam Shamsi Monica L. Wang Hannah McKinney

    March 13, 2023 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States

    Racial equity audits are conducted to identify where racial inequities exist within an organization and then provides strategies the organization can implement to work toward promoting racial equity. Several major companies, like Airbnb, have participated in these audits since they emerged in 2011, aiming to create a workplace with less racial bias and discrimination.

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  • Project FLEX brings sports with a purpose to teens in Illinois juvenile justice system

    Lauren Victory

    March 03, 2023 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Coaches from Northern Illinois University's Project FLEX program facilitate sports matches at youth prisons a few times a week to improve recidivism rates. During huddles, the coaches combine sports with psychology-based lessons to emphasize positive skills and strengths.

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  • ROCA's relentless commitment to disrupting gun violence shows signs of success

    Mikenzie Frost

    March 01, 2023 |

    WBFF-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The four-year ROCA program reaches out to young men in Baltimore at risk of becoming involved in gun violence. Youth workers check in on participants a few times a week and give them opportunities to learn the skills necessary to find a job. The program's lessons are based on cognitive behavioral therapy and remind participants to pause and think before they act.

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  • Disrupting the Business of Bail

    Sonali Kolhatkar

    February 22, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    The Minnesota Freedom Fund is a nonprofit that covers bail payments for people who are jailed and cannot afford bail while awaiting trial.

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  • People face a 'desperate' reality after leaving prison. Two Atlanta women are pushing to change that.

    Candice Norwood

    February 17, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Barred Business campaigns for improved laws against discrimination in the city and connects residents of Atlanta, Georgia, who were formerly incarcerated with services, funding, and housing.

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  • Regional Shelter Offers Opportunity for Reclaimed Lives

    Angela Mapes Turner

    February 13, 2023 |

    Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Auburn, Indiana

    Fortify Life takes a holistic approach to addressing homelessness and also provides emergency and long-term stays in a renovated motel for people experiencing homelessness. Long-term guests participate in a micropayment program that teaches them how to budget and become financially self-sufficient. Since 2021, Fortify Life has helped 179 families with emergency or transitional housing.

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  • Can Community Programs Help Slow the Rise in Violence?

    Alec MacGillis

    January 30, 2023 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Community violence intervention programs like the interrupter model and groups like Cure Violence are deploying knowledgeable people — specifically those with experience in crime and the legal system — into neighborhoods to help steer people away from gangs and violent crime. The purpose with groups like Cure Violence is to treat violent crime — like gun violence — like an epidemic, deploying those with credibility into vulnerable populations. When Cure Violence was first launched in Chicago in 2000, shootings declined by 68%.

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  • “It attracted me”: Inside a fellowship for non religious Nigerians

    Edikan Umoh

    January 29, 2023 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Table Community is a safe online space for Nigerians to have nuanced conversations about religion over virtual meetings, something that is frowned upon by most of society in the country.

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  • Teachers and Parents as Partners builds teams to help kids

    Zaid Jilani

    January 26, 2023 |

    NewsNation |

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    Response Location: United States, Crete, Nebraska

    Teachers and Parents and Partners, or TAPP, facilitates communication between teachers and parents to help students who may be experiencing mental health struggles by monitoring and discussing behaviors at home and school. TAPP is being tested in big cities and small towns, but there’s an emphasis on rural school districts.

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  • People continue to die in Pima County's jail. Could bail reform make it less deadly?

    John Washington

    January 26, 2023 |

    Arizona Luminaria |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Several counties are looking to implement bail reform as a way to address the harms people face in jail while awaiting a court date. Groups like The Bail Project have helped release 23,745 people from jail by helping pay their bail and ensure they make it to court so that bail money can go toward the next person in need.

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