DETROIT, MI — On a Sunday afternoon in summer, Demetrius Knuckles popped open the trunk of his Trailblazer...
Feb 20, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BLANDING, UT
ON THE GROUND IN DETROIT, MI
Life after prison: Second chances in Detroit
Pushing forward: How one reporter took over a 20-year-old investigation
Editor’s note: For this edition of Navigator, we’re proud to share this dispatch from Report for America corps...
Feb 19, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN JACKSON, MS
Wounds of the past still haunt Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. -- Shortly after relocating to Mississippi last summer, I came face-to-face with the state’s racist past...
Feb 14, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN HONOLULU, HI
Native Hawaiians turn to traditional practices to address health disparities
HONOLULU — Up Highway 93, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu's west coast, the crisp air and crystalline...
Feb 13, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN COLLINSVILLE, IL
The promises and challenges of legal marijuana in Illinois
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — It was 6:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day and the line was already long. Hoards...
Feb 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN LOÍZA, PUERTO RICO
An Afro-Caribbean community in Puerto Rico fights to preserve its identity, and its coastline
IN ENGLISH | EN ESPAÑOL LOÍZA, Puerto Rico — The waves crashed loudly on the collapsed ruins of...
Feb 06, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SOMERS, CT
Connecticut’s ‘monument’ to tough-on-crime era sits almost empty as justice reforms shine
SOMERS, Conn. — It’s not the rows of barbed wire along the building’s exterior, nor the locked metal...
Jan 29, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SAN JOSE, CA
A strained but unbroken Bay Area
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The first thing locals mention are the homeless who line the streets of densely...
Jan 23, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
Women in Puerto Rico march against staggering gender violence
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Women from multiple generations walked together late last year down trafficked avenues flanked by...
Jan 08, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN WOODS HOLE, MA
At the sea’s edge: Covering climate change from the Cape Cod coast
Reporting on, and witnessing, the impact of climate change on my home in Cape Cod can be a...
Dec 19, 2019
