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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:
-Inflation
-Sugarcane
-Nonprofits
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STORIES:
Inflation inequality: Poorest Americans are hit hardest by soaring prices on necessities
COMMENTARY The rising cost of groceries and gas is fueling the fastest increase in consumer prices in 40 years and widening the inflation gap between the rich and poor. 537 words. By Jacob Orchard, University of California San Diego
Racial and ethnic diversity is lacking among nonprofit leaders – but there are ways to change that
COMMENTARY The lack of racial and ethnic diversity among nonprofit leaders could make it hard for their organizations to achieve their goals. 600 words. By Atinuke Adediran, Fordham University
When meeting someone new, try skirting the small talk and digging a little deeper
COMMENTARY A series of experiments explored the seemingly radical idea that opening up to strangers can be deeply satisfying. 820 words. By Amit Kumar, University of Texas at Austin; Michael Kardas, Northwestern University, and Nicholas Epley, University of Chicago
Tackling 2022 with hope: 5 essential reads
RELIGION Five articles on the meanings of hope and how to think about resilience, healing and even joy in the midst of this winter’s bleakness. 743 words. By
COMMENTARY Sugar has deep links with slavery in the US, but Black workers weren’t the only ones affected. In post-Civil War Louisiana, Chinese workers also toiled cutting and processing cane. 1179 words. By Moon-Ho Jung, University of Washington
Beyond social mobility, college students value giving back to society
COMMENTARY Students who are the first in their family to attend college view a college degree differently than children of college-educated parents, researchers find. 558 words. By Marcela G. Cuellar, University of California, Davis; Alicia Bencomo Garcia, University of California, Davis, and Kem Saichaie, University of California, Davis
How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home
RELIGION MLK’s vision for nonviolence included abolishing what he called triple evils – racism, poverty and militarism. 1108 words. By Anthony Siracusa, University of Colorado Boulder
‘Southern hospitality’ doesn’t always apply to Blacks, as revealed in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery
COMMENTARY The murder of Ahmaud Arbery exemplifies the racial, often violent barriers still remaining in the US. The 25-year-old Black man was out for a jog. But three white men thought he was a criminal. 1164 words. By Barbara Harris Combs, Clark Atlanta University
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