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Articles by LJ DawsonFeb 18, 20224:41 pmFebruary 21, 2022
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COVID-19 RIPS THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA WOMEN’S PRISON AS FEDERAL AGENCY TAKES HEAT

Rory Adams did not know that Christmas in a small rural hospital in West Virginia would be the last time he saw his wife alive. She’d entered prison in early January 2021 to serve a 42-month […]

Articles by LJ DawsonDec 17, 20215:08 pmDecember 30, 2021
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TIM BLAKE ON THE PSYCHEDELIC REVOLUTION, MOVING THE EMERALD CUP TO L.A. AND PROTECTING SMALL, LEGACY CANNABIS FARMERS IN THE EMERALD TRIANGLE

First seen in The News Station Tim Blake spoke to The News Station this fall before the Emerald Cup Harvest Ball. The Emerald Cup was held in Santa Rosa this December one last time before […]

Articles by LJ DawsonMar 16, 20215:41 pmMarch 16, 2021
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Many Undocumented Immigrants Left Out Of Pandemic Relief Package

First seen in Newsy

Articles by LJ DawsonMar 9, 20212:42 pmMarch 12, 2021
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WITHOUT A PANDEMIC SAFETY NET, IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN US ILLEGALLY FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS

First seen in Kaiser Health News Ana’s 9-year-old son was the first in the family to come down with symptoms that looked like covid-19 last March. Soon after, the 37-year-old unauthorized immigrant and three of […]

Articles by LJ DawsonFeb 16, 20214:12 amFebruary 17, 2021
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Native and Black Youth More Likely to be Locked Up Than Whites, Report Finds

First seen in The News Station A new report from The Sentencing Project, a Washington, D.C., based think tank, found that nationwide, Native youth are three times and Black youth five times more likely to be incarcerated than whites. The […]

Articles by LJ DawsonJan 28, 202111:33 am
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Hate Needles? Get a Coronavirus Vaccine and a Free Joint

First seen in The News Station WASHINGTON, D.C. — Activists and advocates with DCMJ, better known as DC Marijuana Justice, have pushed cannabis legalization in the nation’s capital through stunts in the past — like […]

Articles by LJ DawsonOct 14, 20203:36 pm

Solidarity Mobile Mural Project features local Black artists

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Ten new murals are on display throughout downtown Colorado Springs, Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs this month to celebrate local Black artists. The Solidarity Mobile Mural Project […]

Articles by LJ DawsonOct 14, 20202:19 pmOctober 14, 2020
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Minority students are disciplined more often than their white counterparts. What are districts doing about it?

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy On the third day of online school in August, Dani Elliott called her 12-year-old son. She was terrified. She told him to lock every door, turn off the lights […]

Articles by LJ DawsonOct 8, 20205:52 pmOctober 13, 2020
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CSPD hosts law enforcement training for mental health 911 calls

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy “We have to show that we care about people. A lot of people don’t think that we do,” a facilitator told a Colorado Springs Police officer during Crisis […]

Articles by LJ DawsonSep 24, 20202:49 pmOctober 2, 2020
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The societal impacts of redlining are still seen today

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent It was 1960 and Juanita Stroud Martin had just arrived back in Colorado Springs with four children and one on the way. After serving in the Navy and living […]

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