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  • How free is ‘free college'?

    May 16, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Politicians and education advocates are increasingly using terms like "free college" and "college promise." As the model gains traction as a solution to the nation's overwhelming student debt, Stacy Teicher Khadaroo explores what it actually means in practice and how lack of information and confusing terms can still leave students with unexpected fees.

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  • Bok choy and bread fruit: How traditional crops fit a food secure future

    May 16, 2019 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maui, Hawaii

    Organizations like Ho’oulu ka ‘Ulu are reintroducing small-scale farmers to breadfruit — a traditional Hawaiian starchy fruit that fell out of style following the rise of plantation farming and colonialism. Growers are taught how to cultivate and sell the fruit, and their network of now 200 farmers are helping to keep part of their culture alive. Similarly, in California a Food Roots program connects farmers growing traditional Asian produce like bok choy to local businesses and markets to provide accessibility to culturally relevant fresh produce.

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  • #FreeBlackMamas works to bail black mothers out of jail in time for Mother's Day

    May 11, 2019 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States

    Community organizing groups around the country have mobilized to get black mothers out of prison. The initiative #FreeBlackMamas has raised over $1 million dollars in donations since 2017 and comes as a growing response against the cash bail system. Besides bailing out black mothers, the groups seek to build community and address the larger systemic issue of race and incarceration.

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  • They threw this mom in jail over a probation violation. These activists bailed her out.

    May 11, 2019 |

    TheGrio |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Across the United States, Black Mama’s Bail out bailed out hundreds of black women in time for Mother’s Day. The organization accepts donations to pay bail for women cannot afford it on their own as part of their larger goal of ending the cash bail system and mass incarceration. Research shows that while black women are increasingly one of the largest groups of incarcerated individuals, and yet simply posting bail has led to a majority of these cases being dropped.

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  • Weed City, USA: A desert town turns to cannabis to find jobs and fight painkiller addiction

    May 10, 2019 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Needles, California

    In Needles, California, the cannabis industry turns around a failing economy by bringing jobs and new residents to the city. The industry is expected to supply over 500 jobs in the town of just over 5,000 people.

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  • Kids In America Are Missing School Because They Can't Afford Toothpaste And Tampons

    May 09, 2019 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Maynardville, Tennessee

    A lack of access to basic personal hygiene necessities will hinder anyone's everyday life, but it especially impacts children that have to attend school where they are often bullied because of it. To provide these children with a better educational environment, teachers are implementing "hygiene closets" that are stocked with items such as soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and tampons.

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  • Tiny Eatery, Big Mission In Pullman

    May 08, 2019 |

    WBEZ |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    A new food hall in the South Side of Chicago offers three African American chefs the opportunity to open a local, thriving business. The food hall, operated by a local nonprofit, brings healthy and creative cuisine to the community as well as opens doors for black business owners in Chicago.

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  • Tiny Branson has plenty of water. But like other small rural delivery systems in Colorado, it must find a way to meet new state standards.

    May 06, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Branson, Colorado

    Innovation is the key to resilience. In Branson, Colorado, the community of only 55 residents and with volunteer town council has taken on the massive task of bringing its water system up to compliance with the Colorado Department of Health. Because the state and federal government did not have the specific resources to assist Branson, the community turned to a locally developed, innovative water filtration system and an unorthodox funding campaign to pay for it.

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  • The traffic solution most cities haven't tried

    May 03, 2019 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Cities across the world have implemented “congestion pricing” – meaning that cars in high-traffic areas will have to pay a fee to drive within those limits. New York City is one of the most recent cities to potentially implement this approach in its attempt to reduce congestion and encourage walking, biking, and public transportation.

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  • California's Latest Weapon Against Climate Change Is Low-Tech Farm Soil

    May 02, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Modesto, California

    California’s Healthy Soils Initiative is providing funding for farmers across the state to grow cover crops that will help move carbon from the air to the soil. Doing so not only cleans the air, but helps the soil and crops retain moisture in a state that has often faced water scarcity. Besides being a response to climate change, the initiative has bridged the deep divide between California’s coastal and valley populations, showing that they need each other to respond to climate issues.

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