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U.S. environmental groups are largely white. Here's what some are — and some aren't — doing about it.

Virginia Gewin

May 15, 2018 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A lack of diversity in the environment and conservation sector has been well calculated, documented and established, but the story doesn't end there. Many groups across the U.S are looking to not just recruit a more diverse population, but actually change organizational culture. "“We learned we need to be intentional about change, not just well-intended,” Jamie Williams, President of The Wilderness Society explains, as one group working to achieve this change.

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Redefining Success

Emily Dugdale

May 10, 2018 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

While Hawaii's Kamalani Academy tries to improve the school experience for and academic achievements of immigrant students from the Marshall Islands, it is looking to an unlikely place for inspiration: Springdale, Arkansas.

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LACMA and Arizona State University Team Up for a New Grad Program Aimed at Diversifying Museum Leadership

Henri Neuendorf

May 09, 2018 |

Artnet |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Arizona State University have teamed up to provide graduate students with a scholarship, an opportunity to work at LACMA, and a salary for that work. Furthermore, the program is aimed at people of color and has a goal of helping to diversify the curatorial profession.

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Brazil is battling its sky-high murder rate with a police-community alliance

Edward Siddons

May 03, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Through targeted policing and community outreach, violence prevention program Fica Vivo reduces youth homicide rates in Brazil. The “weed and seed” approach removes top offenders, engages youth at risk of offending in government-funded activities, and builds accountability between law enforcement and the community.

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'It Is an Unusual and Radical Act': Why the Baltimore Museum Is Selling Blue-Chip Art to Buy Work by Underrepresented Artists

Julia Halperin

April 30, 2018 |

Artnet |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

In order to raise funds to purchase new work by women and artists of color, the Baltimore Museum of Art has deaccessioned redundant or hard to display work by major male, white artists.

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Community Policing Problems

Wyatt Cenac

April 27, 2018 |

HBO |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Elgin, Illinois

The Elgin, Illinois police department has been heralded as having the most successful community policing program in the country. There, officers are embedded within the communities they serve and are expected to create a synergy between police and communities. It has grown in popularity as law enforcement across the country come under scrutiny for being disconnected from the neighborhoods they’re supposed to serve. It bears questioning whether this form of policing can be a useful response, or if it’s just another form of surveillance that upholds power imbalances.

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Can mindfulness really end prison hatred?

Mercy Juma

April 24, 2018 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi Area

Kenya's prisons have a violence problem, oftentimes manifesting between the guards and the inmates. To combat the issue, a mindfulness training program is being piloted that aims to connect the guards and inmates on a more personal level through activities such as meditation, music and art.

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Split British town fights back to foster tolerance

Mark Easton

April 23, 2018 |

BBC |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

You can’t force people to make friends across ethnic lines, but you can invite them to at least meet each other. In the split town of Rotherham, the National Citizen Service program brings together 16- and 17-year-olds, some white and some with Pakistani heritage, to meet and discuss their differences openly. Participants say it’s a powerful experience.

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How Nearly 2,000 Cameras Tamed a Notorious American Prison

John J. Lennon

April 09, 2018 |

The Marshall Project |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Attica, New York

1,875 cameras and 915 microphones is what it took to change a culture of abuse in Attica State Prison, notoriously known as one of the worst places to serve time in amongst prisoners. Since the installation of the cameras, incident reports against corrections officers dropped 80 percent.

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Taking Aim at Gun Violence, With Personal Deterrence

Tina Rosenberg

April 03, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Newburgh, New York

To decrease the amount of gun-related fatalities, cities are focusing on joint efforts with their communities and police departments to target those most at risk for shooting or being shot on the streets. Known nationally as Ceasefire, this initiative aims to identify the individuals from this selected target group - and open a dialogue about their options and the consequences of gun-related retaliation. Nationally, the program has had some trouble sustaining when the cities rely too much on the police department, but when it works, shooting have decreased dramatically.

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