I Inherited My Grandfather鈥檚 Trauma鈥攁nd His Healing Culture
Returning to culture is a duty my grandfather believed Native elders had to their communities. He passed this on to me, along with his trauma.
Social Justice
Before You Try to Decolonize Your Diet, Read This
A new book digs into the paradoxes of American Indian diets most people don鈥檛 know.
What Is Barbershop Therapy?
Barbers in the South are training as first responders to assist the men in their chairs with their mental health concerns.
Meet the Indigenous Women Keeping Native Businesses Close to Home
Entrepreneurs have limited access to capital and business education on the reservation. A Navajo incubator wants to change that.
U.S. Cities Issue IDs to Protect Undocumented Immigrants
A growing number of communities have implemented municipal identification programs, and not just in politically progressive areas.
For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless
A mostly female crew constructs a village of emergency shelters in north Seattle, and finds camaraderie along the way.
Aretha Franklin, 鈥淨ueen of Soul鈥� and Civil Rights Icon
The legendary singer鈥檚 voice came to represent the emotion, frustration, and strength of the civil rights era.
I Stopped Playing the 鈥淪trong Black Woman鈥�
We are paying for this myth we鈥檝e bought into with our lives.
The Black and the Blue: Tackling Police Racism and Abuse on a Systemic Level
An African American law enforcement expert finds hope in the firing of a racist police chief.
Water Protectors Take Action to Keep Pipeline Out of Black and Indigenous Communities
An encampment of protesters in Louisiana is resisting the crude oil industry, whose environmental disasters disproportionately affect the poor and people of color.
The Surprising Links Between Your Mental Health and Everyone Else鈥檚
Why are anxiety and depression on the rise? Our environments have changed. Our food. Our stress. Our relationships鈥攐ur 鈥渓ost connections.鈥�
How Native American Children Benefit From Trauma-Informed Schools
Students in these communities are disproportionately affected by trauma. When they act out, adults with training ask, 鈥淚s there anything I can do to help you?鈥� rather than 鈥淲hy are you acting this way?鈥�
A Conservative Town Embraces Its Immigrants, Documented or Undocumented
Once famous for gunslingers and cowboys, Dodge City, Kansas, relies on its Hispanic population鈥攁nd not just for economic survival.
What Wildfires Do to Our Minds
A Northern California community offers mental health first aid to survivors of devastating fires.
Tomato Canning as Protest: How a Community Resisted Corporate Farming
A Missouri town鈥檚 summer ritual brings much-needed support to small family operations.
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How to Reclaim the Narrative鈥攁nd Power鈥攊n Post-Truth America
Hope plus action and investment equals revolutionary muscle. Now is the time for the progressive majority to set the terms of the conversation.
Lawyers Turn to Activism as Civil Liberties Come Under Attack
A new generation of social justice attorneys has risen to defend against the hard-line policies of the Trump administration, from immigration and abortion access to voting and gender rights.
Research Shows Entire Black Communities Suffer Trauma After Police Shootings
Police killings of unarmed African Americans have created a mental health crisis of enormous proportions.
鈥淚 Have No Need of an Enemy鈥�
A prisoner鈥檚 story of finding a third way鈥攐f finding meaning, truth, hope, and wholeness.
Student Debt Anxiety Is Hard on My Mental Health
In the last 10 years alone, the number of people like me who owe at least $100,000 in student loans has quadrupled. But here鈥檚 how we can cope.
How Colleges Can Support Students Recovering from Substance Abuse
The key to sobriety is giving students experiences that go beyond pub-crawling or tailgating.
Women of Color Face Significant Barriers When Running for Office. But They鈥檙e Finding Support
How winning campaigns are working to overcome the sexism and racism that nonwhite candidates face.
The College Mental Health Crisis in 10 Sketches
As schools respond to the 30 percent increase in demand for counseling, artist Ella Baron gives a glimpse inside some students鈥� experiences.
Standing Rock Medic Bus Is Now a Traveling Decolonized Pharmacy
These Native herbalists are doing more than just healing sore muscles.
Busting the Myth of Immigrant Crime
Trump鈥檚 White supporters鈥攏ot immigrants鈥攁re bringing lethal drugs, violence, and crime.
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