Untold Stories | Pulitzer Center

Why Immigrants Are Calling on New York to Cancel Rent

Kayla Hui — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:09:00 +0000

Kayla Hui

Immigrants in New York are calling for rent cancellation as a way forward, and moratoriums have only been bandaid solutions.

Black, Catholic, and Conflicted

Sarah Cahalan — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:12:00 +0000

Sarah Cahalan

To be Black and Catholic in Chicago is to live in contradiction, knowing that the same church lionizing local Black heroes may soon close your parish doors.

Western North Carolina's Coronavirus-Driven Population Boom

Emma Johnson — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:27:25 +0000

Emma Johnson

The pandemic signaled the downfall for many small businesses. But Western North Carolina, known for its mountains and fishing, has seen an enormous influx of people, with many implications for the region.

Boyle Heights Seniors Adapt to Pandemic, Find Resiliency Amid Loneliness and Social Isolation

Julia Knoerr — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 16:44:52 +0000

Julia Knoerr

In L.A.'s Boyle Heights neighborhood, essential workers are helping low-income, Spanish-speaking seniors manage food insecurity, new technology, and social connection through programs built to last.

As LDU Soldiers Implemented Coronavirus Curfews in Uganda, They Left a Trail of Harm and a Sense of Injustice

Musinguzi Blanshe — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:18:11 +0000

Musinguzi Blanshe

To those who have suffered at the hands of Local Defense Units (LDUs) in Uganda, coronavirus has been a threefold pandemic: first, coronavirus itself, but also human rights abuses and lack of justice.

In Ethiopia, Stigma's Barrier to Mental Health Care

Arianne Lachapelle Henry — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 18:41:28 +0000

Arianne Lachapelle Henry

When women assumed dead or vanished return home in anguish, there's no shortage of Ethiopians helping them, but these heroic efforts remain compromised by widespread stigma and limited resources.

'Back From The Brink' — Film Festivals and Online Screenings

Dustin Jones — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 23:09:21 +0000

Ethan Ehrenhaft

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted film festivals and similar events across the globe. Fortunately, many festivals adapted and held hybrid events or online screenings for movie goers.

Ethiopian Domestic Workers: Longing for Home

Arianne Lachapelle Henry — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 21:27:48 +0000

Arianne Lachapelle Henry

Trauma often becomes the beginning and end of one’s journey. Yet, the story continues when you return home after the unfathomable event whether or not it was a good place to begin with.

Coming to America: It's Not Like the Movie

Francesca Bentley — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 23:00:00 +0000

Francesca Bentley

Navigating the nuances of American racism is difficult for anyone, and especially so if you are a Black foreigner. In the context of Maine, the whitest state in America, it's even harder.

From Behind the Screens of the COVID-19 Frontlines: We’re Tired, Too

Natalie Wodniak — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:50:50 +0000

Natalie Wodniak

What does the fight against COVID-19 look like from behind a computer screen? Natalie Wodniak, our 2020 George Washington University Reporting Fellow, reflects on her experience as a public health worker.