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That Art On Your Street Makes Them Safer Dec 07, 2022

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Using art to redesign streets cut by half the rate of traffic crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists.
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One City Is Already Making Reparations Payments Nov 30, 2022

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Evanston, Illinois is sending checks — long before the debate even gets started at the federal level about whether reparations are possible.
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These LGBTQ Seniors Built Their Own Place to Retire Sep 21, 2022

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Village Hearth in North Carolina is one example of LGBTQ seniors innovating ways of creating truly inclusive housing.
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How Many Cities Are in the World? A New Way to Count Aug 31, 2022

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Until recently, there wasn’t any standard definition of a city. Now researchers can finally make comparisons across countries and continents.
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Using Queer Power to Stem Gentrification Aug 17, 2022

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When finding an affordable place to live seemed fanciful, these organizers formed a collective called Queer The Land and purchased housing together.
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Ending the Colonial Mindset in International Philanthropy Aug 03, 2022

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This nonprofit shows foundations that their support isn’t about exporting some scarce resource; it’s about unleashing a community’s own plentiful potential.
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These Maps Once Showed Where Being Gay Was Safe Jul 27, 2022

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Today on the show we’re talking about a travel guide — The Damron Guides. It was like a Green Book for LGBTQ Americans traveling the country and looking for safe spaces.
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A Proven Way to Reduce Violence in Cities Jul 21, 2022

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No, it’s not more police. From Oakland to Newark, community violence intervention programs get results, and one researcher says they could be even more effective if fully supported.
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Can This Beer Stop Lesbian Bars From Going Extinct? Jun 29, 2022

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These beer lovers created a specialty line that just might help preserve lesbian culture — even as gathering spaces like lesbian bars disappear.
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The Case for Guaranteed Income for Transgender Americans Jun 16, 2022

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The reality is that transgender women experience poverty rates as high as 30%. Rates of poverty are worst for Black and Latinx transgender people. For example, 41% of Black transgender Americans report having experienced homelessness. Two Californian cities are attempting to roll out guaranteed income programs specifically serving their transgender residents.
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