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the new world the new world
There are events in people’s lifetimes that reshape society in unimaginable and lasting ways. For Americans, 9/11 and the 2008 economic crisis may come to mind, from changing the way we travel and buy homes, to the level of security and surveillance we’ve become accustomed to.
The novel coronavirus becomes the rst link in a chain of events that will make the year 2020 go down in history books.
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The virus has changed our relationship with the outside world and each other; Zoom and face masks are our new normal. It’s become an unfamiliar and unsettling new world, and society as we know it - education, healthcare, religion, government, business, the economy and more - has changed forever.
Then came murder hornets and aliens, but more importantly, an uprising after the unjust murders of Black men and women like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police, wild res that destroyed our own backyards, and in layman’s terms, the government failing to do its job.
But crisis presents opportunity: an opportunity to educate, to make noise, and to make change. Gen-Z are rallying in the streets and the polls, and serving facts on TikTok. The nation is calling to defund the police and to fund communities instead. And the 2020 presidential election saw the highest voter turnout in the last century.
In this publication, the reporters of The kNOw examine how COVID-19 has left a lasting impact on them and their communities, and the actions being taken as we navigate “The New World” through their articles about education, employment, the police, mental health, and their own identities.
P.S. Please remember to wear a mask, wash your hands, and social distance.
Johnsen del rosario Program Coordinator
Program Manager & editor: Kody Stoebig |
Cover Art: Ruben Diaz |
Program Coordinator: Johnsen Del Rosario
Translations: Melissa Andrade & Cynthia Delgado theknowyouth@gmail.com
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