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Removing The Federal Deposit Insurance Cap Could Transform Local & Public...
The public Bank of North Dakota (Photo courtesy of the Bank of North Dakota) Despite the worst of what you might have heard about banks over these past two weeks, when banks do fail it’s become rare...
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Financial Literacy App Helps Credit Unions Connect With Gen Z
(Photo by kxrabo via Nappy Stock) The University of Hawai’i Federal Credit Union (UHFCU) was struggling to connect with younger customers in 2020. Without their usual on-campus financial literacy...
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When Wildfires Choke California, This Activist Helps Get Masks To Those Who...
Quinn Redwoods sits by the water at Lake Merritt in Oakland, one of the locations where people from Mask Oakland have distributed masks to protect people from smoke during and following wildfires....
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The Benefits of Greening Affordable Housing
(AP Photo/John Raoux) Climate change affects low-income communities more than anyone else. These groups are more frequently exposed to environmental hazards like poor air quality, lack access to green...
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Before It Was Struck Down, Albany’s Good Cause Eviction Law Worked
Albany, New York. (Photo by Paul Sableman / CC BY 2.0) This story was co-published in collaboration with Shelterforce, the only independent, non-academic publication covering the worlds of affordable...
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The Weekly Wrap: Renewable Energy Surpassed Coal in 2022
(Photo by Thomas Richter / Unsplash) Renewables Surpass Coal For First Time The share of energy derived from renewables surpassed coal for the first time in 2022, Grist reports, though it still lags...
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We Can Move Beyond Food Access To Food Sovereignty. Here’s How.
(Photo by Street Vendor Project) Baker Yolfer Pabade arrived at the Hot Bread Kitchen Incubator each day at 4 p.m. He had already worked a nine-hour shift in another bakery, but would work on testing...
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The Buy Nothing Movement Is Restitching Our Social Fabric, One Gift At A Time
(Photo by Joel Muniz / Unsplash) This story was originally published by Analyst News, an international news organization focused on justice and social issues. Fresh out of an abusive relationship,...
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France’s Plan For Universal Cycle Training Is A Win For Equity. Here’s How It...
Photo by Yan Krukau / Pexels On a cold, blustery afternoon in early March, 11 French schoolchildren eagerly await instructions. The students, all of them between six and seven years old, wear bright...
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More School Counselors Would Improve Juvenile Justice System For Girls In Philly
Kassidy Tingle, left, talks to Kendra Vandewater, director of YEAH Philly, at a protest for reform of Philadelphia’s juvenile justice system on March 30. (Photo by Dale Mezzacappa / Chalkbeat) This...
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The Financial Costs Of The Prison-To-Deportation Pipeline
A 2014 "Stop the Raids" rally outside the ICE Office in Milwaukee. (Photo by Joe Brusky / CC BY-NC 2.0) Gavin Newsom wants to “completely reimagine what prison means.” That’s what the California...
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An Activist Put His Life On The Line For His Community’s Health. Now He’s...
Oscar Sanchez, a community organizer and aspiring politician on Chicago’s Southeast side, stands in front of a mural in his neighborhood. (Photo by Miranda Zanca for YR Media and CatchLight Local as...
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In Detroit, Students’ Advocacy Spurs Action On Drinking Water
(Photo by Joseph Mutalwa / Unsplash) This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters. Asheley Ashittey remembers when the hydration stations scattered across Detroit’s...
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What CDFIs Are Doing About the Housing Crisis
(Photo by Jonathan McIntosh, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons) Home prices in the U.S. rose annually double-digits since the start of the pandemic and into 2021. Rents are rising sharply too,...
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Is It Time to Retire National Walk to Work Day?
(Photo by Adrian Williams / Unsplash) National Walk to Work Day turns 19 this Friday. Is it time to kick it out of the house? Started in 2004 by the federal government and the American Podiatric...
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Grassroots Organizers Launch Campaign To Support Bronx Wide Plan
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks in support of the Bronx Wide Plan on April 5, 2023. (Photo by Oscar Perry Abello) Even if all goes well, backers of the Bronx Wide Plan may not get...
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The Weekly Wrap: Minneapolis Rent Group Pushes Back Against Mayor
(Photo by Daniel McCullough / Unsplash) Welcome to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday round up of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions bringing us closer to...
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‘Collective Action Can Make a Difference’: A Conversation With Sociologist...
Robert Sampson speaks at the PopTech City Resilient conference at Brooklyn Academy Of Music. (Photo by PopTech / CC BY-SA 2.0) This interview was originally published on Vital City. To read Robert...
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Fund Gives Minority Developers a Leg Up
(Photo by Quinn Dombrowski / CC BY-SA 2.0) Making it big in the real estate development business takes generational wealth, expert networking and much luck. Gina Merritt, head of Northern Real Estate...
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Just 31 Licensed Dollar Vans Left As Pandemic And Insurance Rates Take...
Since 1995, Winston Williams has been driving a dollar van along Flatbush Avenue, April 5, 2023. (Photo by Ben Fractenberg / THE CITY) This story was originally published on April 7 by THE CITY. Sign...
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