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Comida; Calories of Power

Comida; Calories of Power

José A. Alvarado Jr.
Media 
Community fridges popped up on streets all across New York City during the pandemic. Neighbors stocked them with donations for fellow neighbors to use as they needed. This group installed fridges directly in schools because they knew schools already play a key role in keeping children fed.
Obibini Girls Surf Club

Obibini Girls Surf Club

Nipah Dennis
Media 
Surf Ghana’s weekly surf program, in partnership with the Justice’s Brothers Surf School, has coached a group of 10 girls weekly for the past four years in swimming, surfing, and surfing competition judging.
Dare to Survive - The Story of Tracy McCarter

Dare to Survive - The Story of Tracy McCarter

Donna Ferrato
Media 
Tracy McCarter is every woman who finds herself in mortal combat with a man she loved. Society must align itself with the process of healing and helping survivors of violence, instead of punishing them for reacting to fear. Bearing witness to the courage of Tracy’s trial was an honor, her moral fortitude is an exemplary paradigm of survival..
Life Along the Proposed Highway 413

Life Along the Proposed Highway 413

Katherine Cheng
Media 
It would also cut through Ontario’s Greenbelt, conservation land, at least 220 wetlands, dozens of waterways, 2,000 acres of farmland and the habitats of at least 11 species at risk. The previous Liberal government shelved the idea over environmental concerns, and after an independent panel found it would save most drivers less than a..
Earthquake Turkey Syria Aftermath

Earthquake Turkey Syria Aftermath

Diego Ibarra Sánchez
Media 
On February 6th, a  7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria.  It has become one of the most devastating and deadliest natural disasters of the century.  The death toll in Syria and Turkey had surpassed 46,000.   The earthquake brought a catastrophe on a biblical scale, flattening cities and turning..
Crisis on the Rio Grande

Crisis on the Rio Grande

Diana Cervantes
Media 
From the headwaters to the last reaches, the Upper Rio Grande is under threat, and so are the people and ecosystems that rely on it. Climate change has already shrunk the snowpacks, dried soils and increased evaporation. Human decision-making. resource management and policy continue to radically shift the trajectory this lifeline in the high..
Restoring Glory of Angola’s Carnival, With a Puny Budget but Much Passion

Restoring Glory of Angola’s Carnival, With a Puny Budget but Much Passion

Gulshan Khan
Media 
A singer and son of a music legend is trying to once again make the Carnival celebration a highlight of the year — and to make it a year-round force for positive change in Angola. View on nytimes.com ↗
[ASSIGNMENT] The New York Times - Oscar-Nominated Film Depicts Road to Justice That Is ‘Permanently Alive’

[ASSIGNMENT] The New York Times - Oscar-Nominated Film Depicts Road to Justice That Is ‘Permanently Alive’

Anita Pouchard Serra
Media 
“Argentina, 1985” has resurrected the country’s military rule, which ended 40 years ago. The quest persists to hold those accused of crimes against humanity accountable. con Natalie Alcoba for the New York Times
How Mexico Grows Limes On Orange Trees To Supply The US

How Mexico Grows Limes On Orange Trees To Supply The US

Pablo Ramos
Media 
The price of limes was three times higher than normal at the start of 2022. Droughts, freezes, and floods threatened the health of the fruit. We head to Veracruz, Mexico, to see how one farm is harvesting and processing millions of limes in the face of growing instability. Business Insider Producer: Abby Narishkin / Sara Escobar Foto: Sara..
National Geographic: The dark history of South Carolina’s beguiling blue dye

National Geographic: The dark history of South Carolina’s beguiling blue dye

Caroline Gutman
Media 
In National Geographic: Indigo was once so vital to the state people called it “blue gold.” As interest in the dye reignites, historic sites are shining a light on its past. Written by Barbara Noe Kennedy. Photography supported by The Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting..
Where falconry is a storied sport, these women are writing a new chapter

Where falconry is a storied sport, these women are writing a new chapter

Vidhyaa Chandramohan
Media 
I am extremely happy to publish UAE's women falconry work in National Geographic 
The Salton Sea, An Accident of History, Faces a New water Cisis

The Salton Sea, An Accident of History, Faces a New water Cisis

Mette Lampcov
Media 
The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose again. Nytimes.com
New York Times Magazine: IAN FISHBACK'S AMERICAN NIGHTMARE

New York Times Magazine: IAN FISHBACK'S AMERICAN NIGHTMARE

Lindsay Morris
Media 
Ian Fishback's American Nightmare He was a decorated soldier, a whistle-blower against torture, a penetrating thinker. Then he was undone by his own mind - and a health care system that utterly failed him. Text by C.J. Chivers
Your Face Is Your Ticket: A Creepy Convenience

Your Face Is Your Ticket: A Creepy Convenience

Maurizio Martorana
Media 
Biometric express lanes are appearing in airports, stadiums and trade shows. Should you try one? View on wsj.com ↗
Fire in Iberá

Fire in Iberá

Sebastian Lopez Brach
Media 
This story was commissioned for Bloomberg. The second largest wetland in Latin America is suffering terrible fires.
Healing Through Remembering featured in Where the Leaves Fall

Healing Through Remembering featured in Where the Leaves Fall

Eli Farinango
Media 
Healing Through Remembering was featured in the 10th Issue of Where The Leaves Fall - Born in Ecuador and raised as a teenager in Ottawa, Canada, Eli Farinango longed to return to her home and its ancestral connection. View Issue here
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