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  • Young People Are Digitally Rebuilding Tulsa's Black Wall Street

    May 26, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Urban Coders Guild provides STEM education opportunities to underrepresented communities and is working with local students to build websites for the businesses destroyed during the Tulsa Race Massacre. While none of the businesses operate today, the program builds awareness of the massacre while also teaching students coding skills to build websites. The course is also considered a “prep” course for the future because it teaches students how to interact with others as well as listen to and accept feedback from others. The group partnered with Tulsa Community College students to create the content and logos.

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  • Worker cooperatives prove your job doesn't have to be hell

    May 26, 2021 |

    The Real News Network |

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    Response Location: United States

    In service industries that traditionally pay and treat workers poorly, worker-owned cooperatives serve as a humane alternative. Worker-owners at eight co-ops in four states describe the difference their jobs make in their working conditions and their lives. They also tell how larger collectives and cooperatives pool resources to help smaller co-ops with the funding and expertise they need, especially when confronted by a disruptive event like the pandemic.

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  • How well is Cure Violence working in St. Louis?

    May 26, 2021 |

    KSDK-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    While homicides in St. Louis in the first part of 2021 increased over already-high numbers in recent years, three neighborhoods served by a new Cure Violence program showed significant decreases in homicides, assaults, and robberies. Cure Violence, a national program, puts "violence interrupters" on the streets to intervene before arguments turn deadly and to provide people with services they need. In one neighborhood, Dutchtown, interrupters say they prevented 87 incidents in less than seven months. The city now is trying to find the money to expand the program to more areas of the city.

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  • Teton County Library feeling fine after eliminating late fees

    May 26, 2021 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

    Teton County in Wyoming is implementing a new "fine free" system at community libraries, and anecdotal results show it's been successful. Eliminating fines is a way for the library to address the root cause of people not accessing the resources they often need the most due to accrued fines. Instead, the library will simply freeze patrons' accounts if they have an overdue book, and have longer grace period for returns.

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  • SEPTA is testing a new way to help people struggling with addiction on the system

    May 26, 2021 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A pilot program in Philadelphia’s transit system is providing social services for people struggling with addiction. Loitering violations in and around SEPTA stations are on the rise in the wake of the pandemic, spurring the city to reach out to those experiencing homelessness and addiction instead of solely policing the vulnerable populations. The project will be implemented in several other stations around the city as well.

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  • The pandemic program that helped Kansas City families pay for internet

    May 26, 2021 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The Internet Access Support Program has provided over 1,000 families with internet access in the wake of the pandemic. With work, school, and telehealth appointments relying on a stable internet connection, economically disadvantaged households were unable to participate in vital services without the internet.

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  • Finance: How thrift collectors are rescuing low income earners

    May 26, 2021 |

    New Telegraph |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The practice of “Esusu” serves to provide a way of saving money for those who do not have access to bank accounts. In this system, each contributor agrees to save a set amount for a limited amount of time and “withdraws” their savings at the end of that time period, paying a small fee to the collector. This informal banking practice is a flourishing business in Nigeria.

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  • Online Town Halls Likely to Survive Beyond the Pandemic

    May 25, 2021 |

    Orange County Register |

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    Response Location: United States, Orange County, California

    Orange County congressional members increased the number of town halls they hold since the coronavirus pandemic forced them to from in-person to virtual events. Going virtual increased the frequency of citizen’s access to hear from their representatives and also allowed many more people to tune in, especially those unable to attend town halls due to work or physical ability. A virtual event held by Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) was attended by 100,000 people, whereas in-person events pre-pandemic drew about 400 people. Live-streamed virtual events are faster to arrange and less expensive to host.

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  • More States Consider Automatic Criminal Record Expungement

    May 25, 2021 |

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    At least 11 states have enacted laws that automatically seal certain criminal records, to help people find jobs and housing without long-ago mistakes posing unfair obstacles. Pennsylvania's 2019 law has helped an estimated 1 million people. Debates and criticisms focus on safety concerns; whether to grant law enforcement officials access to sealed records; and the limits of such protections based on types of crimes and how long ago they were committed. When expungement isn't automatic, the cost and complexity of applying for help can be so daunting that few manage to win a second chance.

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  • Okemos Public Schools is changing its mascot. Belding already did and says they have no regrets.

    May 25, 2021 |

    WSYM-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, East Lansing, Michigan

    Many parents and community members lobbied the Okemos School Board, which approved a name change for the public school's mascot from one that objectifies and stereotypes Native Americans to one that promotes a positive imagery for students of all races and backgrounds. Belding area schools also approved a name change after parents protested an interim solution that allowed the use of the mascot’s name without imagery as not going far enough. The Native American Heritage Fund provided grants to schools wanting to change their mascots to help mitigate the obstacle of the high costs of rebranding.

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