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“We want to meet the people where they’re at, whether that’s churches, neighborhood block clubs, salons, or barber shops.”
The nonprofit news startup announced its second newsroom — in Gary, Indiana — as part of the newly launched Indiana Local News Initiative.
Co-founders Akoto Ofori-Atta and Lauren Williams raised $9 million, including $95,000 from 550 small donors, to found the news startup after leaving leadership positions at The Trace and Vox.
“We know as well as anyone that Black communities across the country are not monolithic. Black people within communities are not monolithic.”