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The Talk
Source: StoryCorps
One of the first times Nicholas Peart was stopped and frisked by the NYPD was on his 18th birthday. How can he explain the Stop and Frisk policy to his two younger brothers? Learn More The Center for Constituional Rights, a legal and educational organisation…
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A Room of Her Own
Source: StoryCorps
Rosalie Berkowitz almost died when Medicare denied her home health care and nursing aides stopped their visits. In 2012, Rosalie was part of a class-action suit pursuing protection of Medicare benefits for people with chronic illnesses. Learn More The Center for Medicare Advocacy provides education,…
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‘Now That I Can See, I Want to Play Soccer’
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
A new eye hospital in a poor province in Viet Nam is providing treatment and transforming the lives of patients—young and old—and their doctors. Learn More The Fred Hollows Foundation works to end avoidable blindness and reduce the cost of eye health care in developing…
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The Valedictorian
Source: StoryCorps
Damon Smith had been suspended more than 20 times before entering high school. After working with Eric Butler, a restorative justice counselor, Smith graduated at the head of his class. Learn More > How Did this High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times…
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Beyond Belief
Source: StoryCorps
Mary Johnson found forgiveness for Oshea Israel, the young man who murdered her son as a teenager. The two now live next door to one another. Witness to Innocence is a grantee (via a re-grant from Proteus Action League) of Atlantic’s Reconciliation & Human Rights…
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Somebody in My Corner
Source: StoryCorps
Sabrina Butler Porter is the only U.S. woman ever exonerated from death row. She and her husband Joe Porter, a corrections officer she met before her release, discuss the effects of her wrongful conviction. Learn More Witness to Innocence, an organisation composed of exonerated death…
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Shining Bright
Source: StoryCorps
For a lot of young people, middle school can be a really hard time. Find out how Elev8 community schools helped Haley Junico, a shy student living on the Laguna tribal reservation in New Mexico, to find her voice. To Learn More about Elev8: >…
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Gay and Lesbian Refugees in South Africa: ‘We Thought You’d Accept Us’
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and inter-sex Africans seek asylum and refuge in South Africa, where the Constitution promises equal rights. Tolerance and acceptance, however, does not come easily. Find out how gay rights activism has helped challenge and overcome xenophobia and homophobia. Learn More PASSOP…
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The New Look of Primary Health Care in Viet Nam
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
In Viet Nam, the building and upgrading of 800 commune health centres mean doctors are able to help 8 million people, mostly in rural areas, have access to quality primary health care close to home. Khanh Hoa Provincial Health Department, Da Nang City Health Department,…
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‘We Really Need a Doctor Here!’
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Almost half of South Africans live in rural areas, but only 12 per cent of the country’s doctors work there. Africa Health Placements offers an innovative model for staffing rural health facilities with foreign doctors. Learn More > Visit Africa Health Placements website Africa Health…
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