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Two photos side-by-side. On the left, Dacia Petrie sits on a leather booth wearing a pantsuit and glasses. On the right, a screenshot of the Black Nile app

Black woman develops 'Black Amazon' app to help shoppers find Black-owned businesses

Dacia Petrie’s Black Nile curates over 3,000 Black-owned businesses across 40+ categories.
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A photo collage of a solar farm, a plant, a penguin, a car driving away from a cloud of smoke, and a solar wind farm

Good News This Week: March 22, 2025 - Penguins, Satellites, & Basketball

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Three screenshots of TikTok videos side-by-side. They all feature teacher Kati Jo Christensen dancing, with calls to actions about eliminating student lunch debt

This teacher has raised thousands to pay off student lunch debt by dancing on TikTok

Special education teacher Kati Jo Christensen is using the money she makes on the app to pay off students’ lunch debt.
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On the left, a person hands food over to someone with a smile. In the middle: A screenshot of the ShelterBridge app, which shows options for various social services in the user's area with purple buttons. On the right: A young asian teenager with long black hair smiles in a photo taken on a streetcorner.

New award-winning app allows homeless people to review shelter service, meals

Before high schooler Claire Cao invented ShelterBridge, a local homeless shelter had been looking for an app that fit its description “for a number of years.”
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Two photos side-by-side. On the left, John Green wears a blue chambray button-down shirt and glasses. On the right are two cups of tea in glass mugs, sitting beside a tea strainer.

John Green celebrates World Tuberculosis Day by releasing new 'tea for TB'

Between his new book "Everything is Tuberculosis" and a line of new teas, Green keeps his sights on ending the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
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A community of tiny houses sits in a lush green area with hanging string lights

'Sacred settlements' give homeless neighbors a house on church property

“The resources of our church family are not ours,” Pastor David Brickey said. “Every dollar and square inch of our property are God’s.”
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Two photos side by side. On the left, Marcel LeBrun holds up a drill in a selfie, with a nervous look on his face. On the right, an aerial view of a tiny home neighborhood in Canada

Tech millionaire builds village of 99 tiny houses for homeless neighbors in Canada

Marcel LeBrun made millions as a software executive. But then, he devoted his fortune to affordable housing.
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On the left: a pile of garbage underneath a bridge. In the middle: two men sit on a bench, one senior, one middle-aged, both with white hair and bears. They are smiling. On the right: two people lay down on pavement to sleep for the night with their feet out in front of them in and city lights in the distance.

For 90 days, a man became 'homeless on purpose' to see how his unhoused neighbors lived. Then he raised $20K to help them

Over 90 days, Eric Bump Overstreet experienced the hardships of being homeless — and his undercover experiment went to a good cause.
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Two images side by side: Drag queen Pattie Gonia in a yellow tent dress, and the April 2025 issue of National Geographic

Drag queen and environmentalist Pattie Gonia honored in inaugural 'National Geographic 33' list

She joins a list of honorees including Selena Gomez, Jason Momoa, Björk, Don Cheadle, and more.
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On the left, a Black woman in a dollar tree grocery story looks up as someone off screen says: "Do you have 2 dollars?" In the middle: the same woman holds a hand over her eyes as she says "God will provide." On the right: the woman looks shocked as someone off screen offers her $1,000 cash in Candian dollars

A homeless mom gave away $2 to help a parent in need. Then the internet stepped in to help

A Nigerian mother of two was struggling to pursue a college education as she singlehandedly raised her twin infants. Then TikTok creator Zachery Dereniowski shared her story.
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Three photos side-by-side. On the left, John Green. In the middle, a clear spray bottle adorned with a green EcoGeek logo. On the right, Hank Green.

Hank & John Green launch new eco-friendly cleaning line that donates 100% of profits to coral reef restoration

Hank & John Green have expanded their give-back products to include eco-friendly cleaning and home products.
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A photo collage of the front of a building, three people conversing inside a library, a baby sea turtle swims in the water, fingers holding a small biosensor, and an aerial view of the River Ouse in England

Good News This Week: March 8, 2025 - Surfers, Rivers, & Solar Skins

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