Why We Need 麻豆社事件 Black Characters in Fantasy
From Harry Potter to the Hunger Games, the worlds of fantasy in fiction and film are mostly White. This limitation is more influential than we may realize.
Social Justice
The Kitchen as Classroom: How Food Helps Students Learn Leadership
The Detroit Food Academy works with local educators, chefs, and business owners to teach young people entrepreneurial skills.
What I Saw in Gaza Changed Me Forever
My true liberation as a Jewish person is bound up with the liberation of Palestinian people.
Will Caster Semenya Be the One to Finally Bring Down Gender Policing?
On what basis do you exclude athletes because of who they are? Natural testosterone is a human condition.
Rising Sea Levels: The View from a Canoe
Decades ago, the legendary journey of the open-ocean canoe Hokule鈥榓 revealed secrets of Hawai鈥榠鈥檚 past and sparked pride in native culture. Now, a voyage around the world offers a new generation lessons about Earth鈥檚 uncertain future.
Why I Decided to Come Out to My Students as a Trans Man
I had read stories of teachers being fired. I decided that was a risk I was willing to take for the opportunity to teach with my whole self.
These Indigenous Women Are Reclaiming Stolen Land in the Bay Area
Through a voluntary land tax and donations from land owners, this organization is working to create an alternative land base for Indigenous people in California鈥檚 East Bay.
The Social Science Behind How Change Happens
Saying what we believe may be the first step to social change.
The History and Political Power of Black Motherhood
Author Dani McClain wants us to stop pathologizing Black mothers鈥� experiences in this country.
The Trauma of Toxic Masculinity
What really lies beneath the anger and aggression of traditional White masculinity.
A Survivor on Speaking Out Against Shame, Silence, and Sexual Assault
I caused a stir in India when I spoke out against rape culture, shaming, and silence. Thirty years later, I found the strength to do it all over again鈥攖his time to an international audience.
Notre Dame and the Fight for Sacred Lands
An Indigenous journalist reflects on the 800-year-old cathedral and what 鈥渟acred鈥� means to her.
In the Search for Missing Women, Neighbors and Family Members Pair Drones With Indigenous Knowledge
Instead of waiting for answers from police, Indigenous communities are scanning hillsides and riverbeds鈥攁nd helping families cope.
鈥淲hat Does the World Beyond Jails and Prisons Look Like?鈥�
Detroit Justice Center helps returning citizens navigate the red tape that comes with re-entry and avoid landing back in jail.
How the Disappearance of Immigrant Workers Created a Movement in a County That Voted for Trump
This rural community might have agreed with Trump鈥檚 anti-immigration policies on paper. But it could not abide their neighbors being taken away.
By Forgiving Warrants and Fines, Communities Give People a Fresh Start
Sometimes a suspended driver鈥檚 license stands in the way of a desperately needed job.
This Castle in the Desert Provides Respite to Asylum-Seekers
After leaving detention, as many as 300 asylum-seekers find temporary housing in a former monastery before they move onto the next leg of their journey.
For Black Women, Reproductive Justice Is About 麻豆社事件 Than High-Risk Pregnancies
Infertility affects Black women twice as much as other women鈥攁nd they鈥檙e less likely to seek assistance.
How Tribes Are Harnessing Cutting-Edge Data to Plan for Climate Change
Climate change is already damaging Indigenous ways of life. But tribes are adapting.
Why We鈥檙e Seeing 麻豆社事件 Realistic Depictions of Abortion in TV and Film
Planned Parenthood has partnered with the entertainment industry to combat misrepresentations of women鈥檚 reproductive health.
This Farmers Market Is Part of a Plan to Reduce Teen Births
A youth program in Orlando, Florida, wants to decrease high school dropouts, juvenile arrests, and teen births. And it鈥檚 working.
The Fallacy That 1619 Was the Start of Slavery Distorts History
The worst consequence of raising the curtain with that date is that it casually normalizes White Christian Europeans as historical constants.
The Legal Case for Trans Rights
From bathrooms to battlefields, a fact-based look at the law and gender identity.
This Library Takes an Indigenous Approach to Categorizing Books
Xwi7xwa library in British Columbia is working to decolonize the way libraries organize information.
Only 13 States Offer Medically Accurate Sex Education. Here鈥檚 How to Fill in the Gaps
The Sexy Sex Ed initiative helps rural young people feel more comfortable discussing their bodies, sex, and reproductive health to empower them to advocate for themselves.
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