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  • Inside Black Guns Matter, Philly's Second Amendment answer to police brutality

    Cassie Owens

    August 21, 2016 |

    Billy Penn |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, Black Guns Matter encourages Black Americans to practice the second amendment right to own a gun, while at the simultaneously discouraging altercations with the police. This group provides resources to inform Black Americans how to protect themselves from the police or other individuals should they need to. They also mitigate tragic outcomes by preparing Black Americans for confrontations with cops.

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  • Researchers Unearth 100-Year-Old Affordable Housing Solution

    Cassie Owens

    December 29, 2015 |

    Next City |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A new book chronicles each below-market subsidized housing project ever built in New York, highlighting in particular Co-op City, where residents have come to care for their city-subsidized homes.

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  • Parklets Are Great, But Big Parks Pack a Big Punch

    Cassie Owens

    September 01, 2015 |

    Next City |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Exeter

    Larger green spaces may be critical to a city, as they can support more complete ecosystems. In contrast to smaller "parklets," large parks paired with high-density neighborhoods allow for healthier cities.

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  • How Detroit Taught Itself to Demolish Vacant Houses Safely

    Cassie Owens

    June 12, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To develop new demolition standards, the Detroit Building Authority brought together a best practices working group that met biweekly. Under the new system, a pre-demolition review takes place to, among other things, plan out what will be recycled or salvaged. When an excavator claws through a building, a water truck or fire hose has to be dousing the structure to inhibit the reach of particulate matter—limiting the environmental and health impacts.

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  • Couples lined up for Newark's Valentine's Day vacant lot sale

    Cassie Owens

    February 16, 2015 |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    As a blight-reduction and urban-development effort, the city of Newark sold bare lots in a distressed area to families willing to build a house and live in it for five years.

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