Stories by Nia Norris

Nia Norris is a Chicago-based solutions and culture journalist who contributes to Next City and Kirkus Reviews. Her work has also been featured in Ms., Romper, and Parents.com.

Richmond Muralist Wants People to ‘Find Themselves’ in Her Work

Code for America Is Making Public Benefits More Accessible

Using BookSmart app to read free e-books

A Global Reading App Is Ending ‘Book Deserts’ In the U.S.

CatchLight fellow Felix Uribe photographing a group of men in the Tenderloin, San Francisco.

Could Ending ‘Image Deserts’ Create More Sustainable Local News?

Women in a Body Pump fitness class

Connecting Black Women to ‘Aunties’ to Help Them Navigate Life’s Big Questions

A Museum to Celebrate the History of Hip Hop is Set to Open in the Bronx

A Traveling, Pop-Up Library Holds Exclusively Books Written by Black Women

Chicago Group Piloting Overdose-Reversal Vending Machines

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