A Rabbi’s Plea: We Need Slavery Reparations In Order to Move Forward
It鈥檚 clear that the trauma of slavery continues to impact the contemporary American psyche.
Mental health
Things White People Should Never Say
鈥淚鈥檓 not racist, but...鈥� and other things to avoid saying when talking about race.
Can America Heal Its Racial Wounds? We Asked Desmond Tutu and His Daughter
South Africans surprised everyone by transitioning to a relatively peaceful post-apartheid society. Here鈥檚 what Americans can learn.
His Ancestors Were Slave Traders and Hers Were Slaves. What They Learned About Healing from a Roadtrip
We embarked upon a journey to test whether two people 聴could come to grips with deep, traumatic, historic wounds and find healing. We had no idea where we would end up.
Audio: Desmond Tutu and His Daughter Mpho On How the U.S. Can Heal From Racial Wounds
The father and daughter recently published The Book of Forgiving, a guide to help perpetrators and victims embrace their mutual humanity.
Chicago Just Became the First U.S. City to Pay Reparations to Victims of Police Torture
For nearly 20 years, officers of the Chicago Police Department tortured more than 100 people. How survivors and their lawyers won a decades-long fight.
How Lynching Shaped American History鈥擣rom the Old South to Modern Prisons
For Bryan Stevensen, the largest evil surrounding African-American history isn鈥檛 slavery, but the pervasiveness of white supremacy and the difficulty we have discussing it openly.
You鈥檝e Heard What鈥檚 Wrong in Freddie Gray鈥檚 Neighborhood. Here鈥檚 One Local鈥檚 Vision for Turning That Around
Blaize Connelly-Duggan鈥檚 vision for the neighborhood is all about community ownership and development without displacement.
Baltimoreans Celebrate Charging of Officers鈥擝ut Say It鈥檚 Just First Step
鈥淚t鈥檚 not 鈥榞ame over,鈥� it鈥檚 鈥榞ame on.鈥� Now, we can actually start to see things happening.鈥�
Photos: Baltimore Protests Inspire Renewed Sense of Direction For Community Leaders鈥�
鈥淚f people are calling for peace, we need to push the narrative toward policies and political changes that are actually going to give people the conditions to deal with structural violence.鈥�
Armenia鈥檚 Genocide Began 100 Years Ago Today. Here鈥檚 How the World Remembered It
If you could see my Facebook feed right now, you would understand how much this day means to Armenians like me.
Is the Maker Movement About Hacking Society鈥擮r Just Hardware?
At feminist hackerspaces, members are less interested in digital trespassing than in developing a safe community for experimenting, creating, and collaborating.
These Gorgeous Photographs Show Indigenous Americans Without the Stereotypes
Three years ago, Matika Wilbur set out on an ambitious undertaking: a vast road trip across America to photograph members of all 562 of America鈥檚 federally-recognized tribes.
A Baltimore Public School Teacher Explains Why It Pays to Put Kids in Control
What do Shakespeare鈥檚 plays tell us about how to run classrooms in an unequal society?
How #FergusonSyllabus Helps Teachers Discuss Police, Racism, and History
鈥淭eachers are better prepared because #FergusonSyllabus created a space for exchange among educators about best practices and materials for illustrating the best and worst of our democracy.鈥�
Can Empathy for Birds Make Us Happier? Ten Breakthroughs in the Science of a Meaningful Life
Last year, scientists found that gratitude makes us financially smarter, mindfulness reduces racism, a little sadness makes for healthier people, and compassion for birds could help tackle climate change.
Restorative Justice at Work: How This Indigenous Wood Carver Is Finding Peace After a Seattle Officer Killed His Brother
Rick Williams asked for calm when protesters demanded justice for his brother, who was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer. But he realizes that "the only way you can help change the system is show them you are a human being."
Kids on Chicago鈥檚 West Side Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline with Restorative Circles
For these Chicago students, restorative justice isn鈥檛 just about causing less harm to those around us. It鈥檚 also about actively creating safety, on their own terms.
“Forgiveness Is Liberating”: Desmond Tutu On Healing A Nation’s Racist Past
In 1997, he asked: "Who could have thought we would ever be an example, except of awfulness; who could ever have thought we would be held up as a model to the rest of the world?" Today, South Africa's healing process is a beacon of hope for the United States.
Why I Want to Burn Everything Down Right Now鈥擜nd Why I鈥檓 Not Going To
What I learned from James Baldwin鈥檚 writing about race, in a moment of great anger.
These Two Vets Walked Thousands of Miles to Heal Trauma and Raise Money
Two veterans trekked across America to leave behind the trauma of war and raise money for fellow vets. Now they want to offer the same healing experience to others like them.
Three Projects that Block Violence Against Women By Bringing Communities Together
These projects show how everyday people can address violence in our own communities by breaking through the silence to interrupt abuse.
How the #FergusonSyllabus Can Help Teachers Talk About Race and Rights on the First Day of School
Teachers and educators collect ideas and resources for how to talk about Ferguson with students of all ages.
Tractors, Ritual Baths, and Dismantling Racism: Welcome to Black and Latino Farmers Immersion
The program brings together training in topics such as soil chemistry and farm planning with a deep analysis of how racism has divorced people of color from the land.
After This Indian Nun Witnessed a Woman鈥檚 Murder, She Saved Thousands 麻豆社事件 from Domestic Violence
As India honors the first anniversary of the Delhi gang rape that rocked the nation, YES! talks with Sister Lucy Kurien鈥攚hose life was changed forever when she saw a young woman set on fire.
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