After police killings, families are kept in the dark and grilled for information
(Pictured above: Ian Smith looks through photographs of his son Luke, 15, whom police fatally shot in 2016. Elvis Aceff / For The Times) BY BRIAN HOWEY This story was originally published in The Los Angeles Times on March 28, 2023. Luke Smith, 15, high on acid and suffering from severe mental health issues, stabbed his father…
Read MoreAmid FBI investigation, Antioch police refuse to release use of force records, including a controversial neck hold that has since been widely banned
Four dog bite cases are also being withheld (Pictured above: Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford at police headquarters in Antioch, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. The FBI and Contra Costa DA’s office continue their investigation into use of force cases involving officers from Antioch and Pittsburg police departments. Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) By…
Read MoreNearly 1.5 million California seniors could get help to buy food, but don’t. Here’s why
BY KORI SUZUKI SPECIAL TO THE BEE This story was originally published in The Sacramento Bee on March 5, 2023. Every day, thousands of older Californians wake up or go to sleep hungry, unable to afford to stock their pantries. But for many of them, it might not have to be this way. State data reveal that…
Read MoreLong-term HIV survivors find familial support in unique S.F. group home
This story was originally published in The San Francisco Chronicle on February 21, 2023. Pictured above: A pedestrian passes Marty’s Place, a housing co-op for people living with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco. Stephen Lam/The Chronicle The yellow Victorian with purple detailing sits behind a gate that opens into a courtyard crowded with patio furniture and…
Read MoreHow SF’s Affordable Housing Crisis Is Crushing Retirement For Its Low-Income Seniors
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Read MoreThe Black Box: Colleges spend thousands on AI to prevent suicides and shootings. Evidence that it works is scant.
By Ari Sen & Dereka K. Bennett This story was originally published in The Dallas Morning News on Decem ber 1, 2022. This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. Illustration by Michael Hogue. When Social Sentinel representatives pitched their service to Florida’s Gulf Coast State College in 2018, they billed it as…
Read More‘Villages’ for the aging coming to more Black communities
The villages movement started in Boston two decades ago as a way for seniors to find what they need to age in their communities. Nearly 300 have sprouted across the country. By Myah Overstreet Photo: Debora Royal, center, takes her seat for the Thanksgiving meal for members of Kingdom Care Senior Village Friday in Washington. (Bill…
Read MoreIs High School Running in Need of a Reckoning?
As more programs encourage young athletes to train like professionals, female runners report problems with restrictive eating, irregular menstrual cycles, and long-term bone damage. By Margie Cullen and Anne Marshall-Chalmers. This story appeared in Runner’s World on November 18, 2022. (Photo illustration by Runner’s World using Getty Images) Desiree Stinger ran her first race in hot-pink…
Read More‘DYING INSIDE’: CHAOS AND CRUELTY IN LOUISIANA JUVENILE DETENTION
Repeated abuses, overlooked complaints and a surge in suicide attempts at a detention center with powerful allies. By Megan Shutzer and Rachel Lauren Mueller This story appeared on the front page of the New York Times on October 30, 2022. Update: On Tuesday, the Louisiana governor asked for an investigation into conditions at Ware Youth Center. COUSHATTA,…
Read MoreThe unseen toll of nonfatal police shootings
Untallied nationally, the shootings leave those who survive with injuries, emotional trauma and legal fallout. By Brian Howey, Wesley Lowery and Steven Rich This story appeared in The Washington Post on October 21, 2022. The way Kenneth Gilbert Jr. and his father tell the story, it had been a busy morning running errands in east Atlanta…
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