Stories by Cinnamon Janzer

Cinnamon Janzer is a freelance journalist based in Minneapolis. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, U.S. News & World Report, Rewire.news, and more. She holds an MA in Social Design, with a specialization in intervention design, from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a BA in Cultural Anthropology and Fine Art from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

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How Philly Used Its Franchise Agreement With Comcast to Win Better Internet Access for All

Latino man working on a project

Helping DREAMers Navigate DACA Renewals to Support Themselves and Their Families

Oceti Sakowin Community Academy

These Indigenous Leaders Started Rapid City’s First Lakota School

How Cities and States Are Curbing Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment

exoneree home in cleveland

This Man Used His Wrongful Conviction Settlement To Buy a House for Other Exonerees

A Black teacher in Kansas City, Missouri

A Land Trust and a Nonprofit Team Up To Bring More Black Teachers to Kansas City

Cities and States Don’t Track Police Misconduct Payouts. Here’s How One Minnesota Professor Did.

What Ohio’s Co-op Evangelists Learned From Spain’s Thriving Union Co-op Network

Volunteers sort canned food into donation bags.

This Food Bank Is Bringing A HelloFresh Approach To Its Pantry

How a Lexington Nonprofit Is Increasing Participation in Local Government

How a Deconstruction Company and Salvage Shop Are Keeping Building Materials Out of Landfills

A Large-Scale LGBTQ-Focused Development Comes To Cleveland

Furnishing Homes And Diverting From Landfills, One Newly Housed Person At A Time

A teacher helps a student in the classroom.

This School District Is Recruiting And Retaining Teachers By Easing Their Housing Costs

The Organization Helping Homeless People Stay With Their Beloved Pets

A Black-Led Bikeshare Company Is Charting A New Course In Youngstown, Ohio

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