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KUNR: Invisibility And Fragility: Asian Americans In Mountain West Reflect On Atlanta Mass Shootings

Amid a sharp rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, some Asian Americans living in the Mountain West say they are not surprised by the mass shootings at Atlanta-area spas this week that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent.

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dcist: Voices of Wards 7 And 8: What Does Gentrification Mean For Neighborhoods East Of The River?

Starting in the early 2000s gentrification crept through the cracks of the city. In 2019, a study from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition found that D.C. had the most gentrifying neighborhoods of any city in the country.

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Next City: It’s Been a Rough Year for Small Businesses, But Not as Rough as Feared

Next City, March 16, 2021, It’s Been a Rough Year for Small Businesses, But Not as Rough as Feared Jessie Lee is managing director at Renaissance Economic Development Corporation, the small business lending arm of Asian Americans for Equality, a nonprofit founded in 1974 that serves 20,000 New Yorkers a year, speaking English, Korean, Spanish

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Bloomberg: Historically Redlined Neighborhoods Face Far Higher Flood Risks

Bloomberg, March 15, 2021, Historically Redlined Neighborhoods Face Far Higher Flood Risks Flooding is a rising threat across the U.S., with homeowners facing as much as $19 billion in damages every year. What puts a neighborhood at high risk for flooding? Geography is key, but new data reveal another factor that can be determinative, too: race.

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Axios: Goldman puts $10 billion behind fight to equalize “Black Womenomics”

Axios, March 10,2021, Goldman puts $10 billion behind fight to equalize “Black Womenomics” Goldman Sachs is embarking on a decade-long quest to inject $10 billion into projects that it says will impact one million Black women. Why it matters: It’s the biggest dedicated investment specifically to initiatives that target Black women by a major financial

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