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Nia Norris

The Invisible Labor Force Powering ChatGPT
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The Invisible Labor Force Powering ChatGPT

The gig economy includes a cheap workforce contributing to the efficiency of valuable technology, including ChatGPT.

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When Should You Talk to Your Children About Racism?
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When Should You Talk to Your Children About Racism?

It is important to not only talk about race and identity but also have conversations with children about racism.

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How Defunding Crime Victim Services Fails Survivors
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How Defunding Crime Victim Services Fails Survivors

Although Congress passed the VOCA Fix Act to restore the Crime Victims Fund, domestic and sexual violence crisis centers are still struggling to recover.

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Why I Shifted from Saying “White Passing”
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Why I Shifted from Saying “White Passing”

Historically, the term “white passing” was used to disenfranchise Black Americans with white ancestry.

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The Rise in News Deserts Threatens Democracy
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The Rise in News Deserts Threatens Democracy

As many traditional news organizations have closed down operations, many communities exist in news deserts with minimal to no news coverage.

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Black Homeowners Are Being Left Out of the Refinancing Boom
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Black Homeowners Are Being Left Out of the Refinancing Boom

Black Americans were less likely to take advantage of the mortgage refinancing boom due to unaddressed racial inequities in banking and real estate.

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Can Safe Consumption End America’s Overdose Epidemic?
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Can Safe Consumption End America’s Overdose Epidemic?

The opening of the first legalized safe consumption site in New York is allowing people who use drugs a safe place to consume drugs in the hopes of preventing overdoses.

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The Hysteria Over Government-Funded Crack Pipes
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The Hysteria Over Government-Funded Crack Pipes

While reports of “government-funded crack pipes” are false, harm reduction activists support adding them to safe smoking kits.

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Unpack the history of Indigenous boarding schools.

Unpack the history of Indigenous boarding schools.

New discoveries of unmarked graves bring ongoing injustices against Indigenous communities to the present.

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Understand the asylum process.

Understand the asylum process.

The Department of Homeland Security announced that they would start considering migrants whose cases were terminated by the Trump administration.

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