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  • Cities deploy dedicated teams to combat racial disparities exposed by Covid

    November 02, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Several cities across the U.S. have organized Racial Equity Rapid Response (RERR) teams to address and combat "the racial disparities exposed and exacerbated by Covid-19." Although each city's version of this team looks slightly different, some commonalities exist such as enacting the teams at the municipal level and relying on community connectivity to drive impact.

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  • Minority US contact tracers build trust in diverse cities

    October 31, 2020 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    A contact tracing program jointly launched by San Diego State University and San Diego County is helping to combat misinformation and dispel fears for immigrants, refugees, and minorities in San Diego by employing ethnically and racially diverse community members. The contact tracers help those who need to quarantine devise a plan to do so safely, while also acting as community health care workers to help those families get the necessities they need.

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  • 'I'm not invisible': Kentucky millennials with felony records head to the polls for first time

    October 31, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    More than 170,000 people with felony records in Kentucky won the right to vote in the 2020 election under an order by the governor. Although not as concrete as legislation, the governor's order at least temporarily rescinds the state's permanent voting ban for most people with felony convictions. The order pertains to people with non-violent offenses. Unlike some states' re-enfranchisement policies, Kentucky's does not require payment of outstanding fines or restitution. The policy is seen as a particular benefit to people of color and millennials.

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  • How Tracking Can Improve Gender Representation in Sourcing from J-School to the Newsroom

    October 30, 2020 |

    J-Source |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Based on an approach that one participant termed “what gets measured gets done,” several Canadian media watchers and news organizations are prodding journalists to quote more women in news stories by auditing sources' genders in past stories. One Montreal Gazette reporter's tally of her newsroom's stories increased how many women were quoted in stories from 29% of stories to 42%. The Gender Gap Tracker tracked Canada's seven most influential news platforms, and saw an increase in the use of female sources in stories by 4% in less than two years, nearly as big a gain as in the previous 26 years.

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  • Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

    October 30, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Oakland Youth Vote started as a youth-led ballot initiative to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote for school board representatives. Student activism helped get the initiative on the November 2020 ballot and the Oakland City Council promised to fund and implement the measure if it is approved. The ballot measure passed with 67% of voters supporting it. Voting for school board representatives will allow students to have a say in the policies and decisions that shape their education and ensure that the diverse student body is appropriately represented.

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  • How Cook County Jail Became the Country's First Jail-Based Polling Place

    October 30, 2020 |

    Belt Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    As the first jail to serve as a polling place for the people incarcerated there, the Cook County Jail saw the highest number of votes cast in a primary election in decades during the spring primary. On two weekends of early voting for the fall general election, more than 2,000 people cast their ballots, nearly 40% of the jail's population. In jail, in-person voting has several advantages over mail-in voting, which in the past was the only option, as at all other jails. Because most people held there have not been found guilty, they are eligible to vote. Illinois also allows same-day registration.

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  • Speaking their language: How NOLA advocates connected Spanish speakers to healthcare during the pandemic

    October 30, 2020 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused many healthcare practice to move to a virtual space, but for Spanish-speaking communities, telehealth wasn't a solution on its own. In New Orleans, interpreters, doctors, and patients are working together to coordinate care at one clinic, while another clinic has used personalized text messages in Spanish to stay in communicaiton with patients.

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  • #EndSARS: Inside Nigeria's Fight to End Police Brutality

    October 29, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Modeled in part on America's Black Lives Matter protest movement, Nigerian protests against brutality and extortion committed by the police have in a brief time attracted uncommon levels of support across ethnic and religious lines. The government responded by disbanding the primary focus of the protests, its notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), and made other concessions. Protesters say these steps, while welcomed, might easily be undercut by government intransigence. So they have vowed to continue pressing for reform of the Nigeria Police Force.

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  • Rural America Is Building Its Own Broadband Network

    October 28, 2020 |

    Freethink |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Co-ops that have historically brought electricity and telephone services to rural America are now providing internet service, which many consider essential for health care access, education and employment. Broadband companies don't make a profit when covering a large area with limited households per mile so co-ops have filled the need. Many co-ops are tapping into federal funds from the CARES Act to invest in the infrastructure needed to bring high-speed, affordable internet to rural areas.

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  • For those with disabilities, shift to remote work has opened doors

    October 27, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States

    The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many businesses moving their operations to remote-based work, which has consequently expanded access and eliminated barriers for those with disabilities. Although working from home isn't a silver bullet to solving workplace barriers for people with accessibility needs, it has created an "unprecedented level of accessibility in their employment."

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