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How communities are addressing the digital divide equitably and quickly.
Isabella Garcia | May 10, 2021
In an effort to counteract displacement in racially diverse neighborhoods, Seattle’s Equitable Development Initiative invests in community-led projects that aim to keep longtime residents in their neighborhoods.
Isabella Garcia | Feb 17, 2021
These creators are reclaiming their pasts and futures through transformative art.
Isabella Garcia | Feb 16, 2021
A three-part reported series identifying the infrastructure, challenges, and successes of Portland's sustained protests in defense of Black lives.
Isabella Garcia | Dec 9, 2020
After more than 100 days of continual demonstrations, protesters in Portland are looking to the future—and each other—for ways to sustain their movement for Black lives.
Isabella Garcia | Dec 9, 2020
“Protesting ultimately isn’t safe and we’re not trying to say that it is,” says one Portland street medic. “But that doesn’t mean we can’t take care of each other.”
Isabella Garcia | Dec 9, 2020
Portland, Oregon’s five months of ongoing protests in support of Black lives are sustained by a vast, multifaceted, and ever-evolving network of activists, organizers, and mutual aid.
Isabella Garcia | Dec 9, 2020
Environmental advocates in Houston and Detroit are striking a balance between acting fast and making lasting change.
Isabella Garcia | Nov 18, 2020
Three groups using mutual aid as a tool for natural disaster response.
Isabella Garcia | Nov 3, 2020
A new group of allies is fighting a proposed asphalt plant that threatens their health and their homes.
Isabella Garcia | Jul 23, 2020
Voting rights have always been inconsistently applied. Now the coronavirus pandemic is threatening those rights even more, and activists are pushing back.
Isabella Garcia | Jun 22, 2020
Privacy activists and artificial intelligence experts are creating solutions to address racial and gender bias in facial recognition surveillance.
Isabella Garcia | Apr 16, 2020
From smartphone apps to web tools, tribal members are using tech to document and practice their native languages.
Isabella Garcia | Apr 15, 2020
Recent harm reduction innovations are literally saving drug users’ lives.
Isabella Garcia | Feb 19, 2020
A California-based program provides newly released long-term prisoners with a chance at a new life.
Isabella Garcia | Feb 6, 2020
There are many good books that capture the experiences of Latinx life. Most of them are written by Latinx authors and don’t reinforce stereotypes.
Ananya Garg, Isabella Garcia | Jan 31, 2020
Reclaim the Block, a coalition of local organizations, looks to a future where Minneapolis divests from the police department and invests in community-based solutions and safety.
Isabella Garcia | Jan 9, 2020
The effectiveness of the program is clear: a study shows that recidivism rates for participants are down by half.
Isabella Garcia | Dec 9, 2019
The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color’s Healing Together Campaign aims to end intimate partner violence by advocating for policy changes—and seeking healing for both survivors and the people who harm them.
Isabella Garcia | Oct 30, 2019
A coming wave of Baby Boomer retirements threatens the survival of many small businesses. This initiative is making employee-ownership a more viable option.
Isabella Garcia | Oct 11, 2019