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Diversity and Democracy

“‘This is life or death’: homeless families reclaim vacant homes to survive virus outbreak” by Sam Levin, The Guardian

Homeless families in L.A. are reclaiming vacant government-owned properties to protect themselves during the coronavirus outbreak as the government struggles to find adequate housing for thousands of people. Homeless families are uniquely vulnerable to coronavirus with more pre-existing health conditions and a lack of access to basic needs.



Slavery and Its Aftermath

“Coders Who Survived Human Trafficking Rewrite Their Identities” by Lydia Horne, Wired

A Bay Area non-profit is teaching human trafficking survivors how to code in an effort to help prepare survivors for a better future.



Water, Equity and Security

“Supreme Court Rejects EPA’s Narrow View of Clean Water Act” by Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court ruled against the current administration in a monumental decision to protect groundwater from industry pollution. The case centered around pollution from a sewage treatment plant in Hawaii and went against many recent rollbacks of the Clean Water Act enacted by the federal government.



The Future of Work

“Even in Crisis Times, There is a Push to Wire Rural America” by Kirk Siegler, NPR

With schools and offices becoming increasingly digitized, many rural communities are struggling to keep up due to a lack of access to Internet and cell services. The coronavirus outbreak is driving some governments to install new infrastructure to allow for social distancing, although many fear these measures will not be enough in the long run.

 

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Slavery and its Aftermath

“The Innocence Files” by Netflix (2020)

This powerful documentary series shares the stories of eight people who were wrongfully convicted of crimes and the flaws in the justice system that led to their wrongful conviction including racial gaps in incarceration rates and unreliable evidence.

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Diversity and Democracy

“Ramadan, A Month About Community For Many Muslims, Goes Virtual” by Leila Fadel, NPR (2020)

Many Muslims are striving to adopt new strategies to celebrate Ramadan during the coronavirus outbreak in a month that is usually otherwise filled with community gatherings and celebrations.

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