URL Weekly 12/29

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Friday, December 29, 2023

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Today is Friday, and we’re highlighting stories from across the URL Media network about the message hidden in Diego Rivera’s ‘Detroit Industry Murals,’ a Hmong American chef sharing his culture one dish at a time, and a Minnesota city that promotes youth public service.In last week’s edition of The Intersection, we reflected on the year that was. In tomorrow’s newsletter, we’ll hear from some of the URL Media team about what they’re looking forward to in 2024. — Alicia RamirezUplift. 🙌🏼 Respect. 💯 Love. 💛

🖼 The pro-vaccine message hidden in Diego Rivera’s ‘Detroit Industry Murals’: In public art installations from Detroit to Mexico City, muralist Diego Rivera painted the forces that he believed would lead to a better future — manufacturing, the working class, scientific research and medicine. Outlier Media has the story here.

✊🏽 The movements that mobilized us in ‘23: From abolition to climate justice, Prism lists the five movements that mobilized people in 2023. Read more here.

📰 Stories that left their mark on the Latino community: From the deaths of construction workers to the election of the first Latina to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, 2023 was full of relevant events that left their mark in North Carolina’s Latino community. La Noticia has more here.

Join us in celebrating the launch of URL Media’s new hub for independent journalism by Black and Brown publishers! Discover the stories and perspectives that matter. Check it out here.

🦠 A look back at the year in Tulsa: For many Tulsans, the start of 2023 was marked fewer traditional celebrations than in previous years, and more by the hope of a return to normalcy from COVID-19. The Oklahoma Eagle has more here.

🪶 A year of Native news: Throughout the past year, Native News Online published more than 1,200 stories about America’s Indigenous groups, but ten stood out among the rest, including the story of a Lakota elder whose waist-length hair was cut without his consent. Read more here.

🇭🇹 Haitian newsmakers across the globe: This year opened with the Biden Administration’s humanitarian parole program grabbing headlines and ended with the Haitian-American president of Harvard University, Claudine Gay, testifying in front of Congress. The Haitian Times has more here.

🏆 The best of palabra.: In 2023, palabra. published over 80 stories including collaborations, republished pieces and Nuestras Historias — our stories in Spanish. But there are four that stood out to editors. Read more here.

👨🏽‍🍳 Chef Yia Vang on the importance of sharing his Hmong culture with the public: Named Eater’s “Chef of the Year” and a multi-nominee of the James Beard award, Yia Vang enjoys exploring the cultural influences of Hmong cuisine and forging his Hmong roots to his culinary ventures. AsAmNews has more here.

💔 Plus: Parasite actor Lee Sun Kyun found dead in car (AsAmNews)

🥖 Breaking bread: For Immigrantly’s final episode of the year, host Saadia Khan decided to learn more about America’s most popular winter holiday — Christmas. And what better way to learn about the holiday than through food? 🎧 Listen to the full episode here.

🏈 Why Diana Flores believes flag football deserves a professional league: The captain and quarterback of Mexico’s National Flag Football Team shares her journey to winning gold at the 2022 World Games, and how a professional league would change the sport she loves in this episode of Latina to Latina. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here.

🌿 Paving the way for reconciliation: On a sunny Southern California day, an elementary school in Fontana dedicated its garden to O’Day Short and his family. The young Black family was murdered nearly 80 years ago by white racist extremists. Black Voice News has the story here.

🫂 Conversations on care: Our Body Politic host Farai Chideya reflects on the show’s best advice from guests about nurturing relationships, communities and ourselves. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here.

🏛 How this Minn. city nurtures public service in youth: St. Paul’s Youth On Boards initiative allows young people between the ages of 16 and 21 to serve as decision makers on city committees and boards. Sahan Journal has more here.

🎉 URL Media named a top 10 journalism collaboration of 2023

For the second year in a row, URL Media has made the Center for Cooperative Media’s top journalism collaborations due to its explosive growth and industry-leading collaboration that now includes 27 member organizations. Read more here.

URL Media partner Documented was recognized for its investigation into wage theft in the horse racing industry. Source: Documented

🗞️ URL Media partners featured in NYT list of local journalism worth reading in ‘23

Last week, The New York Times published a list of local journalism outlets worth reading from the past year. The roundup included URL Media partners Documented, Epicenter-NYC and Sahan Journal. Read more here.

Sara Lomax-Reese, CEO of WURD Radio, media entrepreneur for almost 30 years, served as Program Lead for the inaugural Facebook BIPOC Sustainability Accelerator and is a former John S. Knight Fellow.

S. Mitra Kalita, former SVP at CNN Digital, current CEO & Publisher at Kalita Mukul Creative Inc., which publishes Epicenter-NYC, The Unmuted and The Escape Home has worked at The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The LA Times, and has launched brands like Mint and Quartz.

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