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Photo by FG Trade/Getty Images A new health equity initiative from Fitbit is aiming to put research tools into the hands of traditionally underrepresented early career researchers to empower investigations into health disparities. Announced this week, the Health Equity Research Initiative will award up to $500,000 in Fitbit products and services to researchers looking specifically at health inequalities in underserved populations. Award winners will also get support from Fitabase, a research da...

Nothing could guarantee a peaceful outcome during a traffic stop in Windsor, which is why the bonds of trust between law enforcement and the public are broken.

The phrase "I don't see color" may sound well-intentioned and anti-racist, but it's problematic, according to a local counselor.

What it means locally In Fayetteville, the bills passage could mean the creation of a board thats been long requested by local activists. Past attempts to create one never came to fruition. Mayor Mitch Colvin said Wednesday that since 2012, the citys wanted the ability to set up a review process for law enforcement. If the bill goes through, its something the council would consider adopting locally, he said. Colvin didnt have concerns with the bill, but said the "devils in the details" and th...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say It’s not an ‘excuse’ for current medical racism. For months, journalists, politicians and health officials — including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Dr. Anthony Fauci — have invoked the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study to explain why Black Ame...

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Reply March 9, 2021 Nearly 100 Connecticut residents from 28 communities received a certificate for completing Representation Matters, an intensive, free, and groundbreaking two-day training session aimed at providing the essential skills needed for more people of color to run for local public office. Subscribe The program was presented by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) in conjunction with the Campaign School at Yale University. In addition, another 85 Connecticut residents...

The Daily Yonder A Storytelling Podcast from Lost Creek Farm and the Daily Yonder Stories from the field, pickled for posterity. Conversations from around the table. A storytelling podcast that’s not just about food, and not just about rural places. From hosts Mike Costello, chef at Lost Creek Farm, and Jan Pytalski, associate editor at The Daily Yonder. The Pickle Shelf Radio Hour is available on various podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more. Subscri...

Nanjala Nyabola toggle caption Nanjala Nyabola Nanjala Nyabola is an academic, traveler, and collector of guidebooks, some of which are pictured here. Nanjala Nyabola Remember Lonely Planet? Rough Guides? The glossy photos? The breezy descriptions of faraway places? Long before the pandemic lockdown, those classic guidebooks were go-to reading for many people going on a big trip. Nanjala Nyabola is one of them. Shes a writer and a consummate traveler from...

Driving past the ball fields near my house the other evening, I experienced waves of nostalgia, the stabby kind, the “aw, gee, shucks” heartwarming kind, worthy of a Hallmark Channel Movie. You know for certain spring’s arrived when the daffodils push themselves out of the hard, cold earth, … More Headlines