How TNC’s Response and Resilience Program supports founders with safety, legal and mental health support

Taking a case management approach, we support members where they are by listening and then moving to action.

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How to Help The Latino Newsletter

And why we are slightly pausing and pivoting

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The Midterms Are Over. The Garbage They Generate Is Forever

Who’s supposed to take down campaign signs? We investigated — and ended up with plans to turn them into vivarium insulation, soap molds, and goose decoys.

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Doña Ana County early voting jumps 30% from 2022 midterm

Early in-person voting in Doña Ana County increased 30.4% over 2022, with more than 42,000 early and absentee ballots recorded ahead of Election Day.

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Tiny News Collective members serve communities across the United States—rural, urban, and suburban—as well as those connected by shared histories, languages, and cultures that transcend geographic bou...

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DJs are on the bill at some Kansas polling sites

If you live in an urban area in Kansas, your voting experience this election cycle may come with a soundtrack. DJs at the Polls began at a single Philadelphia polling place in 2009. In 2020, Focus for Democracy helped the program expand to more states. This year, 30 DJs will spin records on Election Day at some 50 locations in Sedgwick and Wyandotte Counties. They're joined by about 3,000 others performing in 24 states. “We hire local DJs from the community because they DJ your barbecues, your baby shower, your weddings — all the fun stuff — and they know people in the neighborhoods,” said Anton Moore, the co-founder and director of DJs at the Polls. “The goal is to engage people around voting. And DJs are able to pull in people that usually don't vote.” When adding new locations, the program looks for areas where there is low turnout or low propensity — meaning inconsistent voting patterns — among people of color. The program provides a branded tablecloth, a generator, and a $500 stipend to the DJs, each of whom are responsible for bringing their own rig. Longtime Wichita DJ Marc Lujan, aka Marcus El, will be spinning during two election-day shifts at the Wichita State Hughes Metropolitan Complex and Greater St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church. Lujan was skeptical when he first heard about the opportunity, but the website “looked legit,” and he read through the contract carefully before he signed to ensure he wasn’t agreeing to anything he wasn’t comfortable with. “If worst comes to worst, I show up, I play music for four hours, and I don't get paid,” he joked. “Like _that’s_ never happened before.” Once he was in the system, Lujan got access to a management page that allowed him to upload his own images and generate graphics for use on social media. Marc Lujan, aka Marcus El, created this DJs at the Polls graphic to share on his social media platforms. “This is actually kind of slick,” he said. “They seem really well put together, like they've been doing this for a while.” Lujan will be joined by other Wichita DJs whose names you might recognize from Tribal Roots events or neighborhood block parties. While DJs at the Polls is a national effort with a new presence in Kansas, a Wichita organization has been throwing parties at the polls for a decade. Root the Power, a youth-led program of Destination Innovation, will host its annual “vote mob” from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, at the Urban League, 2418 E. 9th St. N. Past vote mobs have included live music, food, and specially designed T-shirts. > View this post on Instagram An Instagram post from the Wichita-based, youth-led organization Root the Power encourages voters to engage this election season. (Root the Power via Instagram) This year, Root the Power is encouraging voters to drop off their mail-in ballots at the Urban League, which is the voting location for many residents of Wichita District 1. * * * Emily Christensen is one of the co-founders of The SHOUT. She is a past fellow of the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and a recipient of an Arts Writing Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation. Send her a message: emily@shoutwichita.com. ****Popular Reads**** ❋ Derby man has the kind of voice that turns heads — and chairs ❋ Socializing while sober: how some Wichitans are cultivating alcohol-free communities ❋ As a small creative business closes, the owner mourns❋ Painting through it: Autumn Noire on 20 years of making art❋ How a guy from Wichita resurrected 'Dawn of the Dead'❋ Bygone Friends University museum housed curious collections ## Support Kansas arts writing The SHOUT is a Wichita-based independent newsroom focused on artists living and working in Kansas. We're partly supported by the generosity of our readers, and every dollar we receive goes directly into the pocket of a contributing writer, editor, or photographer. Click here to support our work with a tax-deductible donation**.** Yes! I want to support the SHOUT

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Boston Theater This Weekend: What’s Dazzling, Closing, and Opening

I was at BAA recording on Thursday (a conversation with The Getaway Driver playwright Deborah Salem Smith) and ended up in the elevator with a dance teacher at the school. I found that I had to recomm...

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Meta’s new commercial terms will allow the scraping of news sites, legal experts say

Starting October 30, business accounts will consent to Meta scraping their websites if they continue using Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp.

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Changes may be coming to the Philly shelter policy

A glimpse of future policy leaves us with questions

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From the Ground Up: The Founders Reimagining Local News - San Francisco

Join Tiny News Collective for a conversation with the community-centered founders rebuilding and reimagining local news.

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From the Ground Up: The Founders Reimagining Local News - San Francisco

Join Tiny News Collective for a conversation with the community-centered founders rebuilding and reimagining local news.

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🚀 The Big Blast from Tiny News, September 2026

🚗 TNC is taking the show on the road with events in San Francisco, New York and D.C.

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An Oakland Photographer Surveils the Surveillance State

Cara Esten Hurtle’s drone-based art project shows the difference between being seen and being spotted.

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Health Nation Media

Health and Science News for the greater New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area

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5 Questions with Caroline Hwang of Synonym Magazine

Synonym Magazine started out as an idea for a cookbook but became a magazine focusing on food, culture and diaspora communities.

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Golden Apple launches new pathway to help veterans become teachers in New Mexico

Golden Apple Foundation has launched Veterans into Teaching, a new pathway designed to help veterans transition into teaching careers, including through its New Mexico Scholars program.

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Support Ravenous | Ravenous

Ravenous is a worker-owned food and culture publication, bringing you thoughtful journalism and inci...

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🚀 The Big Blast from Tiny News, August 2026

💡The power of showing up: How tiny newsrooms build community IRL

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Tiny News gives third round of Immediate Needs grants to 22 member newsrooms

These $5,000 grants will help members secure essential equipment, support an internship program, survey their audiences and more.

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EBID told to expect ‘critically low’ water supply in 2027

EBID is beginning contingency planning for 2027 after its water consultant warned the Lower Rio Grande should expect another critically low water supply.

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