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Broadcasts in a Native Language, Speaking to Every Corner of Peru

Raul Vilchis

June 21, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Peru, Cusco

Luis Soto, is the first indigenous Peruvian to voiceover a soccer game in his native language, Quechua, since 1982. In Peru, indigenous people “make up about a fifth of the nation’s population” and continue to grapple with racism and classism in Peru. Something, Soto believes he is counteracting. “ I do it so people can feel represented.”

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Detroit's demolition program under fire for lack of diversity

Katrease Stafford

June 15, 2018 |

Detroit Free Press |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Detroit had an opportunity to use its huge budget for demolitions to help minority-owned and Detroit-owned businesses, specifically by using Hardest Hit Fund federal dollars. However, the winning contractors largely were not as diverse or as local as many would have liked. Despite public outcry, the city continues to award contracts to large firms, maintaining the status quo stays. Their minimal efforts to change have not gone far enough, and locals are looking to states like Tennessee and South Carolina, hoping its leaders can learn from the success of others and bring more positive change to Detroit.

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Dallas Renaming Schools That Have Confederate Names

Brianna Williams

June 14, 2018 |

Next City |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Confederate monuments are being removed all over the country as a response to white supremacy. Dallas Independent School District is following the lead, after the board decided to rename three elementary schools which formerly had names associated with the confederacy. “We believe we must directly confront inequities in school.”

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In Search of the ‘Just City'

Brentin Mock

June 01, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

Toni Griffin has gained recognition for spreading the concept of “just cities,” an approach to urban planning that involves values, justice, and equity as priorities in any project. Now director of the Just City Lab at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, Griffin is teaching about the concepts of just cities and implementing them into projects, as well. Most recently, her design won a competition in St. Louis that will use green space to create more racially inclusive spaces in the city.

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When Tamara Parson began fighting for inclusion in central Ohio, nobody listened. Now, that's changing.

Brittany King

May 23, 2018 |

The Lily |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

After an incident where a Latino teen was hurled into the ground by white teenagers, and they put a noose around his neck, Tamara Parson jumped into action. She started by organizing town halls with panels made up of people of color. Then that led to the creation of the Diversity Coalition of Knox County. Later, she teamed up with her pastor and created a six week long course titled Overcoming Racism. "It got people thinking about what experience minorities had here. It brought a spotlight to a lot of the diversity that already existed in our community.”

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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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Human Biases Are Built into AI—this Artist Is Helping to Change That

Tess Thackara

May 15, 2018 |

Artsy |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A diverse group of people developing, coding, and testing artificial intelligence technologies is critical as the inherent biases of the creators can be found in the AI. Artist Stephanie Dinkins is working to raise awareness of the role AI plays in daily life, the narrow stream of data and perspective informing most AI, and the value of diversity in AI development.

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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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Broadcasts in a Native Language, Speaking to Every Corner of Peru

Detroit's demolition program under fire for lack of diversity

Dallas Renaming Schools That Have Confederate Names

In Search of the ‘Just City'

When Tamara Parson began fighting for inclusion in central Ohio, nobody listened. Now, that's changing.

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

Human Biases Are Built into AI—this Artist Is Helping to Change That

Redefining Success

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

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

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