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Rainier Harris

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Student Voice: How young people use social media to engage civically | PBS NewsHour Extra

Student Voice: How young people use social media to engage civically | PBS NewsHour Extra

PBS NewsHour — While some young people might not be able to vote yet, they are leveraging social media to educate themselves and their peers on topics ranging from gun violence to racial justice to climate change.
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A High School Journalist on Becoming Disillusioned With Politicians

A High School Journalist on Becoming Disillusioned With Politicians

GEN Magazine — When I was just five years old, a man named Barack Obama, with his pearly white smile, funny-looking ears, pristine suit, and powerful voice, was elected president of the United States of America. Hope. That was the slogan that skyrocketed him to the top and the feeling that permeated all of Black America, including my parents, both Jamaican immigrants.
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Teen who made $10,000 in a year at his first side hustle: Here's how I got successful fast

Teen who made $10,000 in a year at his first side hustle: Here's how I got successful fast

Grow — Freelance journalist and high school senior Rainier Harris shares how he launched his writing career and earned $10,000 in one year.
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This Is the Casual Racism That I Face at My Elite High School

This Is the Casual Racism That I Face at My Elite High School

The New York Times — Starting senior year in the middle of a pandemic has brought on more challenges than ever: Navigating college applications and maintaining my G.P.A. while dealing with Zoom burnout and no physical connection to my friends. I attend Regis, the academically rigorous Catholic high school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. To those who get in, it is tuition-free, and it is regularly recognized as one of the top high schools in the country. So it is more than a little troubling that I know I will have to deal with casual racism at such an institution. Even as classes have started remotely, the racism that many Black students like me have experienced and continue to experience in school feels more emotionally draining than ever.
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The Mental Health Struggle of America's Black Teachers

The Mental Health Struggle of America's Black Teachers

Elemental — With Covid-19 cases in Illinois on the rise, Glenbard Township High School District plans to continue remote instruction, which began on August 17, at least through mid-October. But as the weeks go by, Black teachers in the district are facing increasing anxiety about navigating in-person education in a pandemic.
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'It's a low bar to be not Donald Trump': Young Democratic activists explain the vision of the fut...

'It's a low bar to be not Donald Trump': Young Democratic activists explain the vision of the fut...

Business Insider — In the past few years, there has been a surge in youth activism. But will movements like March for Our Lives and the global climate strike translate to the ballot box? Activists and organizers explain what is motivating young - especially Democratic-leaning - first-time voters to participate in the 2020 election and how to get them to the polls.
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What Is It Like to Age Out of Foster Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic? - YR Media

What Is It Like to Age Out of Foster Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic? - YR Media

YR Media — Struggles with housing and economic woes are already expected for youth who age out of the foster care system, but these challenges have only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic, especially in New York. Unlike California, Illinois and Ohio, New York has not extended foster care past their current age cutoff during the pandemic, despite proposals from legislators.
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The Other Communicable Diseases -Besides Coronavirus-That Call NYC Home

The Other Communicable Diseases -Besides Coronavirus-That Call NYC Home

City Limits — The city's Health Department has been monitoring a number of sources for potential communicable diseases outbreaks for more than 20 years. Here are some of the illnesses, other than COVID-19, that have seen recent upticks in New York. This story was produced through the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative For Youth ( ), City Limits' paid training program for aspiring public-interest journalists.
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Students Victimized By Police Are Conflicted Over NYPD Presence In Their Schools

Students Victimized By Police Are Conflicted Over NYPD Presence In Their Schools

Shadow Proof — As recent calls to "defund the police" sweep the nation, some students who have police in their schools feel conflicted about their safety. Shadowproof spoke to students in New York, who felt the presence of police is overwhelming in most cases.
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The Queens Daily Eagle Faces the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Queens Daily Eagle Faces the COVID-19 Pandemic

studyhall.xyz — Queens, New York, is one of the most ethnically diverse places in the world, home to 2.2 million residents and dozens of multilingual newspapers: the World Journal, New York’s largest Chinese-language daily newspaper; the Queens Latino, which serves 90,000 Latinx readers in New York City; and the Weekly Bangalee, widely read by the Queens’ Bangladeshi community. But there is only one daily English-language print newspaper remaining in the borough, from a peak of several dozen in the early 2000s: the Queens Daily Eagle.
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How to Diversify NYC's Elite Schools | The Spectrum

How to Diversify NYC's Elite Schools | The Spectrum

nyuspectrum.com — At Manhattan's elite Stuyvesant High School, only 10 out of the 766 admitted students in the 2020-21 freshman class were Black. At Staten Island Technical, another of New York City's eight competitive, specialized high schools, this year, only a single black student - in a freshman class of roughly 1,320 - was offered admission.
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Summer Youth Employment Program Hangs in the Balance: 'exalt' Says They are Ready to Go Remote

Summer Youth Employment Program Hangs in the Balance: 'exalt' Says They are Ready to Go Remote

Bushwick Daily — Thousands of kids across New York City depend on the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) to occupy their time every summer. SYEP, which has operated every year since 1963, provides minimum-wage jobs and internships to youth aged 14 to 24 over a six-week period. Last year, 151,000 kids applied for just 75,000 slots.
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Why NYC Kids Are Fighting to Bring Back the City's Summer Jobs Program

Why NYC Kids Are Fighting to Bring Back the City's Summer Jobs Program

Curbed (New York) — Last summer, Chamia Elzey spent her days working with kids at P.S. X114 Luis Llorens Torres School in the Bronx, doing everything from mentoring to helping with arts and crafts projects.
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What Is The Right Way? Thoughts On Protests From NYC Teens

What Is The Right Way? Thoughts On Protests From NYC Teens

Gothamist — Following the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, protests against racist police violence flooded the streets of every borough in New York City, and continue to this day. Our photographers have been out documenting the historic moment, which is part of a larger national, youth-driven movement working to defund the police and end systemic racism.
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Report Looks At Drastic Impact of COVID-19 On Youth Employment in New York

Report Looks At Drastic Impact of COVID-19 On Youth Employment in New York

Black Star News — Black Star News has been producing stellar investigative journalism since 1997, including focusing on police brutality and other abuses targeting marginalized communities. We have broken several major stories. We welcome news tips to colin_b30@yahoo.com and mallimadi@gmail.com We need your advertising support to produce strong journalism, especially during periods of economic instability, so please contact vernon@blackstarnews.com for advertising rates and long term packages.
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Will COVID-19 Shut Down Youth Prisons for Good?

Will COVID-19 Shut Down Youth Prisons for Good?

YR Media — Glitchy Wi-Fi and less than ideal quarantine situations bring a whole new set of challenges for those of us with loved ones involved in the juvenile justice system. But the pandemic has also sparked criminal justice reforms in places like California, specifically addressing youth incarceration.
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My Mom is 55, Black, and Just Returned to Work in a Doctor's Office In New York City. That's Why ...

My Mom is 55, Black, and Just Returned to Work in a Doctor's Office In New York City. That's Why ...

The 74 — My quarantine boredom is turning to anxiety as states begin reopening after months of pandemic-related lockdowns. Closer to home, my mother returned to the frontlines on May 28. She is the practice manager of a pediatrician's office in Manhattan, New York City, one of the hardest-hit COVID-19 hotspots in the world.
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City Organization 'In It Together NYC' Working to Combat Food Insecurity During COVID19

City Organization 'In It Together NYC' Working to Combat Food Insecurity During COVID19

Bushwick Daily — A city-wide grassroots, volunteer effort called In It Together NYC, is tackling food insecurity to ensure New Yorkers don’t go hungry during COVID-19 pandemic. In It Together NYC was launched in March and is an initiative started by Lemontree, a non-profit founded by Alex Godin that sells affordable dinners to families. In It Together NYC has partnered with over 60 food pantries citywide and signed up over 4,000 volunteers to support them.
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Congresswoman Velazquez Introduces Legislation to Make Pandemic Unemployment Funds Tax-Free

Congresswoman Velazquez Introduces Legislation to Make Pandemic Unemployment Funds Tax-Free

Bushwick Daily — Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez, whose district encompasses Bushwick, has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that would make the $600 weekly benefit provided in the CARES Act tax free. The CARES Act or the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, was the largest-ever economic stimulus package in U.S.
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Public Advocate Calls For Oversight and Data Protections in COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program

Public Advocate Calls For Oversight and Data Protections in COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program

Bushwick Daily — New York City's Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams released a statement today expressing precaution that the enhanced oversight occuring during COVID-19 to enhance contact tracing should have oversight to ensure citizen's personal data and privacy is not violated.
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In Fight to Save Summer Youth Employment, Advocates Push City to Let Teens Work Remotely

In Fight to Save Summer Youth Employment, Advocates Push City to Let Teens Work Remotely

City Limits — This story was produced as part of the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth (CLARIFY) program. After the de Blasio administration announced that it is cancelling the Summer Youth Employment Program ( SYEP) because of coronavirus concerns, youth advocates and those who participate in the program are fighting to reverse the decision.
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No Surprise: Pandemic Hits Black and Brown People Extra Hard

No Surprise: Pandemic Hits Black and Brown People Extra Hard

YR Media — In New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis in the U.S., statistics show that black and brown communities are most affected. The racial disparities in coronavirus mortality rates are just an outcome of systemic inequities that show up everywhere.
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Bushwick Noise Compaints Spike as NYS Stays on PAUSE

Bushwick Noise Compaints Spike as NYS Stays on PAUSE

Bushwick Daily — There have been close to 2,000 noise complaints made by Bushwick residents since March 20, when New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo ordered New York City to undergo lockdown and shutter non-essential businesses. According to NYC Open Data, there have been 1,826 noise related complaints across Bushwick's four primary zip codes of 11206, 11207, 11221, and 11237.
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Bodega Ordering App Developed as Sales Plummet From Coronavirus Fallout

Bodega Ordering App Developed as Sales Plummet From Coronavirus Fallout

Bushwick Daily — A new app to help small grocery stores with delivery during quarantine was launched this month. My Bodega Online is a free app for bodegas and restaurants to manage online orders and dispatch deliveries in 10 minutes, according to the press release.
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