Annie Rosenthal – West Texas
Isolation is part of the charm of living in the Big Bend in West Texas, but when it comes to reproductive health, it can be scary. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, women in this region have had to drive hundreds of miles to access abortion services, but as Report for America corps member Annie Rosenthal explained in So Far From Care, a podcast series for MarfaPublic Radio, that is just the tip of the iceberg.
Rosenthal and her colleagues chronicle how isolation affects all maternal care: from the consequences of the closure of the only maternity ward in hundreds of miles, to the cost of raising a child where there are no daycare facilities and the challenges that couples who undergo fertility treatments face. Listen here.
Laura Kebede-Twumasi – Memphis, TN
In May of 1866, a year after the end of the Civil War, white mobs unleashed a violent assault against Black residents, killing at least 46 men, women and children, injuring 75 others and burning homes, churches and schools. The Memphis Massacre, as it was named, triggered an investigation in Washington that led to the passage of the 14th amendment and increased civil rights protections. However, this key part of history isn’t well known.
Report for America corps member Laura Kebede-Twumasi and her team explored this pivotal moment in civil rights history in the second season of the Civil Wrongs podcast for the Institute for Public Service Reporting, explaining the factors that led to the massacre, its legacy, how it connects to the episodes of police brutality we see today and why most people don’t know about this historic event. Listen here.
Nirvani Williams – Greenfield, Mass
Massachusetts has received thousands of migrants who have arrived during the summer, causing tensions in some communities, but also providing opportunities for kinship. Report for America corps member Nirvani Williams, for New England Public Radio, shares the story of Chef Tina, a Haitian immigrant who was able to open a pop up kitchen at a local Mexican place in Western Massachusetts to offer the food of her homeland and provide some relief to other migrants. Listen here.
Jeniece Roman – Southampton, NY
Growing up, Denise Silva-Dennis never learned that children of her tribe, the Shinnecock Tribal Nation, were sent to boarding schools, where they endured hunger and abuse. Now, as an artist, she and some of her colleagues unearthed this painful part of their history to come to terms with it, help the community heal and allow younger members of the tribe to know their history.
For WSHU, Report for America corps member Jeniece Roman spotlighted “We Were at the School, We Were There, We Remember,”the exhibit Silva-Dennis and her fellow artists curated, explaining the challenge of confronting the trauma many of the tribe elders experienced and why is it important to acknowledge it. Listen here.
Gabriella Paul – Dade City, Fl
A Florida law that gives mobile home park owners the right to evict tenants who break their rules is putting those who are evicted in a position where they’ll lose all of their property. For WUSF Report for America corps member Gabriella Paul explained how the little time allowed by the law to vacate the premises and the high cost of relocating or selling a mobile home leaves owners with no option, but to lose their mobile home. Listen here.
Alejandro Figueroa – Hillsboro – Ohio
At first glance, sheep and solar panels seem like an odd pairing, but in Ohio they have developed a mutually beneficial agreement. For WYSO, Report for America corps member Alejandro Figueroa reports how solar farms are hiring sheep herders to keep in check the weeds that grow under the panels and could damage them if not controlled. “Solar Grazing” as the practice is known, provides sustenance for the herds of sheep and allows solar producers, an industry that has been booming in the state, to expand in an environmentally friendly way, without greatly increasing its costs. Listen here.
Theo Greenly – Cold Bay, Alaska
Back in April, Report for America corps member Theo Greenly reported for KUCB how Cold Bay, a small city in Alaska with about 50 residents had been consuming state-provided bottled water for more than 10 months after the water in their only well tested positive for PFAS, the so called “forever chemicals” linked to cancer.
Greenly chronicled how life had changed for the residents of the city and traced the contamination to a firefighting foam used in the city’s airport, giving voice to the people who wondered when the state would intervene to restore their drinking water access. Listen here.
Greenly’s work and experiences in Alaska were also featured in this interview for Transom.
Jose Davila IV – Reno, NV
Also in April, corps member Jose Davila IV called attention to the struggles of Latino students to access or remain in public colleges in Nevada in a story for KUNR. Davila explained how the pandemic strained the finances and mental health of students, forcing many to choose between staying in school or helping their families.
Through multiple testimonies, Davila shows how colleges are not providing enough support for Latino students, many of whom are the first to attend college in their families, to help them remain in school and graduate. Listen here.
Joshua Yeager – Tulare Lake, CA
Reporting from Tulare Lake in California, corps member Joshua Yeager raised awareness about an epidemic of avian botulism that is affecting thousands of birds in the lake. Speaking with veterinarians who are quarantining and treating the infected birds in a story for KVPR, Yeager explains how the disease affects the birds, how it is connected to the reduction of wetlands in the state and why is it important for the ecological balance to stop the disease before it decimates the bird populations. Listen here.
Srishti Prabha – Sacramento, CA
At a time when many public schools have reduced their investment in arts education, particularly for students of color, the schools that offer culturally reflective arts education are showing that these classes can help improve students’ grades and attitudes across the board. Corps member Srishti Prabha spotlights for CapRadio the impact of these programs in Sacramento Country through the testimony of students, teachers and education experts, highlighting how they foster belonging, unity and resilience. Listen here.
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