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The nation's oldest journalism writing fellowship.

Washington D.C. aliciapatterson.org Joined October 2009

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Alicia Patterson Fnd @APFFoundation Mar 20, 2021

Alicia Patterson fellow May Jeong wrote this important op-ed in the New York Times today. nytimes.com/2021/03/19/opi…

www.nytimes.com Opinion | The Deep American Roots of the Atlanta Shootings (Published 2021) The victims lived at the nexus of race, gender and class.

Alicia Patterson Fnd @APFFoundation Feb 28, 2021

The Cerrado is the most biologically rich savanna in the world and a huge carbon sink, but it’s being razed to make way for sprawling farms. huffpost.com/entry/brazil-c… via @HuffPostImpact

www.huffpost.com Brazil’s ‘Upside-Down’ Forest Is Facing Devastating Destruction The Cerrado is the most biologically rich savanna in the world and a huge carbon sink, but it’s being razed to produce soy and beef.

Alicia Patterson Fnd @APFFoundation Feb 15, 2021

Former APF fellow James Ridgeway (APF’ 2014) died Feb. 13. He exposed the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and inhumane conditions in American prisons. He wrote hundreds of letters to those in solitary confinement, trying to ease the cruelty of their lack of human contact. He was 84.

Alicia Patterson Fnd @APFFoundation Oct 5, 2020

Thousands Of D.C. Renters Are Evicted Every Year. Do They All Know To Show Up To Court? | DCist dcist.com/story/20/10/05…

dcist.com Do DC Renters Who Are Evicted Know About Their Court Dates? Process servers are supposed to deliver summonses that tell tenants about their eviction cases. But the only evidence that they actually notify tenants of their cases are sworn documents filed by the...

Alicia Patterson Fnd @APFFoundation Jul 10, 2020

@caraleeadams My wonderful in-laws (graphic designers/writers) have written a children's book, Lucy's Mask, explaining why masks are needed. It's spritely and fun. They live in Rockville and are Whitman grads. What's the best way to get a press release/copy to you? Peggy Engel.