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Read more: Follow the Money
As elected officials at every level of Mississippi government decide how to spend more than $10 billion (and counting) in federal funds, Mississippi Today has launched “Follow the Money,” a newsroom-wide project that will closely track that spending and hold…
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Read more: The Story of Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano, (born c. 1745, Essaka [now in Nigeria]?—died March 31, 1797, London, England), self-proclaimed West African sold into slavery and later freed. His autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano; or, Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself (1789), with its…
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Read more: HBCU Grad Launches Fastest-Growing Online Marketplace For Black-Owned Food Brands
Meet Keisha Spivey, the founder and CEO of SB Market, Inc. who has created a specialty marketplace called ShoptheBlackFoodMarket.com – the fastest growing online platform to sell and promote Black-owned food brands. The African American community has enormous purchasing power. The University…
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Read more: Creating Bumping Spaces
Bumping Spaces are places in the community where we naturally bump into each other, they are our communal spaces, gathering places. A trusted environment where we spend time together, share space together, be in relationships together and walk beside each other.…
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Read more: Community Development BrainstormingEngaging a community to identify new opportunities is surprisingly fun and rewarding. It is so energizing to see younger and older member of small communities come together to talk about solving problems and creating opportunities. The community originally conceived the…
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Read more: Up in Farms, Up in Smoke
Up in Farms had a wonderful concept, but the execution seemed problematic from the start. The idea was for their organizations to partner to create a food recovery and reclamation center. They would take food that groceries and restaurants didn’t…
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Read more: Asset Based Community Development for Tibbee
Tibbee has so many rich resources in the form of the citizens that make up the community. We have a wealth of talent in agriculture, education, and construction. We embarked on a journey several years ago create a place where…
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Read more: Death threats, misinformation, and racism in Silicon Valley: Meet the designer shaping the future of Twitter
Twitter hired chief design officer Dantley Davis to detox the platform and shake up its corporate culture. Both are uphill battles. Dantley Davis was sitting in his car in San Jose when the police officer approached, hand on gun. It…
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Read more: 7 Ways to Keep Your Immune System Healthy
Medically Reviewed Put simply, it’s your immune system’s job to defend your body against illness and disease. The complex system is made up of cells in your skin, blood, bone marrow, tissues, and organs that — when working the way…
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