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Connecting social justice and black identity at a national debate camp in Baltimore

Jonna McKone

August 04, 2016 |

WYPR |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

In the past, debate teams have lacked diversity and have been mostly compromised by white students. Beginning in the 1990s, Urban Debate Leagues engaged minority students and challenged the traditional style of debate, which was disconnected from communities of color. In cities like Baltimore, students of color are encouraged to debate by talking about their “black identity and structural racism.”

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Chronically Absent: Is Quality Education in Juvenile Detention Possible in Mississippi?

Sierra Mannie

July 27, 2016 |

Jackson Free Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pelahatchie, Mississippi

Many years of work to improve juvenile-detention centers in Mississippi may curb recidivism rates by increasing the quality of life in detention. Despite those efforts, however, centers might still be unable to give detained students what they need the most—a quality education.

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After the Violence and Videos, Therapists Learn to Treat Racial Trauma

Jaime Alfaro

July 22, 2016 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

Black communities are often left without adequate counseling services when faced with racial trauma, but clinical psychologists are working to address this. So far, solutions include opening clinics that specialize in African-American mental health and social media campaigns focused on normalizing conversations around mental health awareness in the Black community.

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San Diego Climate Plan Means Big Potential for Jobs

Johnny Magdaleno

July 22, 2016 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

The poorest are the ones living in the most unhealthy neighbourhoods where air particles are more detrimental. The Climate Action Plan is dedicated to using cleantech while also using this as an opportunity for job creation for city's poorest as a way to help them live above the poverty line.

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Some Seattle schools end ‘tracking' in push for equity and success

Claudia Rowe

July 09, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Educators in the Seattle area are making a move to desegregate schools by removing track-based course structures. Inspired by the work and research of one school in New York, Washington is seeing results in closing the achievement gap by blending general-education students with those in advanced courses, creating a stimulating environment for all and better opportunities for minority students.

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Alternatives to school suspensions show promise

Spencer Whitney

July 07, 2016 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Suspensions make kids, especially minorities, fall behind in class and drop out, elevating the risk of incarceration. The Restorative Justice Initiative, in Oakland, has been credited with helping to reduce suspensions by having defiant students talk through the issues.

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The people trying to save democracy from itself

Patrick Chalmers

July 02, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Low voter turnouts, populists offering half-truths, corporate interests, and the blurring of facts in the media are signs that democracy around the world is in turmoil. Internationally, citizens have assembled different programs and initiatives that arm ordinary people with information about policy and their elected officials, as well as distinctive ways to reform the electoral system.

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For India's Blind Women, A School with a Vision

Beejoli Shah

June 15, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: India, Surendranagar, Gujarat

Since 1995, Pragnachaksu has paved a path to empowerment for blind women in India, offering academic and vocational classes in addition to braille instruction. The school provides free housing and tuition for girls looking for primary and secondary education, a service that is usually unavailable to the country's eight million blind citizens, and to visually impaired women in particular.

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Federal gun prosecutions fall, even as Milwaukee crime rises

John Diedrich Kevin Crowe

June 11, 2016 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

With shooting deaths soaring in Milwaukee, gun cases have swamped the county courts, but there has been no similar spike in federal firearm prosecutions. In fact, the opposite occurred last year.

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A radical approach to gun crime: paying people not to kill each other

Jason Motlagh

June 09, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

Richmond, California’s Office of Neighborhood Safety uses controversial monthly cash stipends among the incentives it gives to young men it’s trying to steer away from street violence. While the program's first years were associated with steep drops in shootings and homicides, critics question whether ONS deserves the credit and whether it can be replicated in other cities. A deep look at how it works finds evidence that it does make a positive difference while operating in a complex arena of advances and setbacks.

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