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Arcus and Novo Foundations' Global Trans Initiative Share U.S. Narratives

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07/25/2017

... a multi-year philanthropic commitment to improve the lives of trans people throughout the world. This initiative was ... can play a supportive role for improving the lives of trans people in the United States...

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More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers

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07/28/2017

... Cities employed a "chief resilience officer." As of late July, there were officially 79 within the initiative’s namesake cohort — most of which have survived local political transitions. Given .....

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Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time

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08/28/2017

... the water during her swim lesson at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx one recent Tuesday morning, Kiara ... at least not anymore. While seven years ago 69 percent of black children and 58 percent...

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Children, Youth and Families

'Dreamer’ Plan That Aided 800,000 Immigrants Is Threatened

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08/28/2017

Key players in the Trump administration have advised Mr. Trump to wind down the DACA program, and his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has informed him he considers it unconstitutional and cannot defend it in court.

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Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism

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08/28/2017

Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its ... is fully embracing a new moneymaking strategy in the face of industrywide revenue problems: philanthropy...

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Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality

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08/29/2017

... towards full equality is still evolving. The history of that journey is also surprisingly young. On August 26, ... commemorate August 26th as Women's Equality Day. In honor of this day, here are three...

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Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School

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08/31/2017

Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School A dispute over who should lead an ... children has been resolved, just in time for the start of classes next week. The dispute centered on who would .....

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New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision

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08/31/2017

New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision Thousands are marching in ... justice for immigrant communities. Advocates on both sides of the issue are bracing for the possibility that...

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The Next Houston

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08/31/2017

... in 1926, it left almost 400 people dead, making it one of the 10 deadliest hurricanes on the record books in the ... that storm ravaged a sleepy, relatively small resort town of just 100,000. Today, the Miami...

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Sustainable Business Model Innovation

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08/30/2017

... Business Model Innovation It’s not provocative to state the importance of innovation in creating business value from your ... like switching over to energy efficient lighting. The type of...

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China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change

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09/05/2017

... a threat to American jobs and decided to pull the U.S. out of the Paris agreement on climate change. “Multilateral ... are having a difficult time. The implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change...

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After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School

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09/05/2017

... Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School To ring in the new school year, Chancellor Betty ... past few months have been marked by friction between the State Education Department and SUNY...

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NYC Denies Nearly 9,000 Kids with Disabilities The Services They Need

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09/05/2017

... city is illegally denying necessary services to thousands of students with disabilities — and the poorest kids get ... to advocates and data the Daily News obtained. As of May, 8,854 public school students...

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Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’

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09/05/2017

... schools, the average English-math proficiency rate on state exams has not exceeded 10 percent of students for four years in a row. Seventeen of these schools — which enroll nearly 10,000 kids...

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Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage

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09/06/2017

Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage The Trump administration’s decision to ... for Childhood Arrivals program could strip thousands of New Yorkers of...

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Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy

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09/06/2017

... Trump's immigration policies — specifically the use of courts to identify and deport undocumented immigrants. .....

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Poll: Majority of NY Voters Support Keeping Confederate Statues Up

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09/06/2017

Poll: Majority of NY Voters Support Keeping Confederate Statues Up A majority of New York voters believe Confederate statues or memorials ... be taken down. Majorities of voters in every region...

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The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear

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09/07/2017

... States as minors — some commentators tried to find a ray of hope in the dismal forecast. Trump, they noted, would give ...

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LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors

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09/07/2017

... their donors. Take the Human Rights Campaign. The number of contributors to the advocacy group has grown by 16 percent ... same-sex marriage across the United States. The number of married donors grew by 80...

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‘I Consider Myself American.’ A New York City Dreamer Reflects on What Losing DACA Would Mean For Him

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09/11/2017

... a decade ago, and still remembers his first impressions of New York City: towering buildings, modern cars, a jumble of cultures on the crowded sidewalks. Now 19, he grew up in a remote indigenous village in...

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