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Alicia Patterson fellow May Jeong wrote this important op-ed in the New York Times today. nytimes.com/2021/03/19/opini…

Opinion | The Deep American Roots of the Atlanta Shootings (Published 2021)

The victims lived at the nexus of race, gender and class.

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The Cerrado is the most biologically rich savanna in the world and a huge carbon sink, but it’s being razed to make way for sprawling farms. huffpost.com/entry/brazil-ce… via @HuffPostImpact

Brazil’s ‘Upside-Down’ Forest Is Facing Devastating Destruction

The Cerrado is the most biologically rich savanna in the world and a huge carbon sink, but it’s being razed to produce soy and beef.

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Former APF fellow James Ridgeway (APF’ 2014) died Feb. 13. He exposed the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and inhumane conditions in American prisons. He wrote hundreds of letters to those in solitary confinement, trying to ease the cruelty of their lack of human contact. He was 84.
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Thousands Of D.C. Renters Are Evicted Every Year. Do They All Know To Show Up To Court? | DCist dcist.com/story/20/10/05/tho…

Do DC Renters Who Are Evicted Know About Their Court Dates?

Process servers are supposed to deliver summonses that tell tenants about their eviction cases. But the only evidence that they actually notify tenants of their cases are sworn documents filed by the...

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I believe that storytelling is an act of community so I just donated to The Welders. Join me! / @WeldersDC #PassItOn donatenow.networkforgood.org…
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"You'll Never Walk Alone" Virtual Choir/Orchestra 15 Countries: 300 People youtu.be/6gpoJNv5dlQ via @YouTube

"You'll Never Walk Alone" Virtual Choir/Orchestra 15 Countries: 300 People

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, 300 people from 15 different...

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More genuine than a Noble prize....Thanks, ASJA, Randy Rainbow, Marvin Joseph and the Washington Post!
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ASJA2020 Writing Awards congratulates @margaretengel for Lifestyle articles. #amwriting #features #writingcommunity washingtonpost.com/news/maga…

How Randy Rainbow reinvented political satire for the YouTube age

The self-professed musical theater nerd shoots tuneful barbs at Trumpworld via social media.

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Land-grab universities hcn.org/issues/52.4/indigeno… via @highcountrynews

Land-grab universities - High Country News

Expropriated Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system.

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Bleeding Heartland bleedingheartland.com/2019/0… via @desmoinesdem

What Steve King should learn from his own background

Allison Engel researched Steve King's family tree and found "the origin story of most Americans: immigrants fleeing poverty for a better life."

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APF Fellow Charles Glass' smart take on Syria: “Tell Me How This Ends” | harpers.org/archive/2019/02/… via @Harpers

“Tell Me How This Ends”, by Charles Glass

America’s muddled involvement with Syria

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Conservation tool being taken over by investment firms. By @lvdvoo slate.com/articles/health_an… via @slate
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Say hi to our new Journalism Fellows for 2012 on our facebook page: facebook.com/pages/Alicia-Pa…
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Final judging for APF applicants will be Dec. 5, 2012.
The annual judging was held Dec. 7 via Skype. This replaces the annual lunch and frees resources for fellowships. Winners announced Dec. 18.
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