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Sowing Success

Migrant students and their families follow the seasons year-round to sow and harvest America’s produce. Students take pride in their families’ work ethic — but struggle to continue their schooling. The 50-year-old CAMP scholarship helps hundreds of them go to college.

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The Pivot

Joaquina and Sonia lost their childcare jobs to the pandemic. So the Mexican immigrants in New York turned to what they know best. Their chalupa stand in Queens now guards them from a financial crisis

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A Win For the Nadies

A Black woman lifts Afro Colombians in forgotten regions of the country out of a narrative of exploitation, poverty and war and into a new promise of equity, development and peace

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Get Out And Move!

The pandemic has disproportionately affected Latinos, an impact made worse by the loss of fitness opportunities. Now, many are tightening the laces and blazing new paths toward healthy living

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A Volcanic Comeback

The band rocked the L.A. music scene in the 90s. Then it went dormant, leaving fans longing for more. Three decades later Lava Diva erupts again, rekindling memories of when it set local stages on fire.

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Youth-Powered Science

In New York City, hands-on learning is taking on a new dimension as students partner with researchers to monitor air pollution in their schools and neighborhoods. Students use the data they generate to address environmental injustices and pursue broader legislative change.

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Strangers on the Shore

Digital “nomads” seeking paradise settled in a beachfront Dominican town, hurting the local economy, while just beyond their view the Dominican government continues its systemic deportation of Haitians.

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Doulas Teaching Doulas

In New York City and across the country, publicly-funded education programs for doulas of color are booming. A movement to advocate for Medicaid to cover doula services for low-income, pregnant people, has succeeded in several states, which helps make a doula career more accessible to people of color.

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Trans in High School

High schools that treat trans teenagers with respect and care provide essential emotional and academic support, and help these students develop self-confidence and thrive.

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Ambassador of Story

Through the power of literature, oral storytelling and identity, Cuban American author Meg Medina, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, invites children into the world of books.

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