The legendary singer’s voice came to represent the emotion, frustration, and strength of the civil rights era.
An African American law enforcement expert finds hope in the firing of a racist police chief.
We are paying for this myth we’ve bought into with our lives.
An encampment of protesters in Louisiana is resisting the crude oil industry, whose environmental disasters disproportionately affect the poor and people of color.
Why are anxiety and depression on the rise? Our environments have changed. Our food. Our stress. Our relationships—our “lost connections.”
Students in these communities are disproportionately affected by trauma. When they act out, adults with training ask, “Is there anything I can do to help you?” rather than “Why are you acting this way?”
A climate scientist talks to a psychologist about coping with the crushing stress related to climate change. Here’s what he learned.
Once famous for gunslingers and cowboys, Dodge City, Kansas, relies on its Hispanic population—and not just for economic survival.
A Missouri town’s summer ritual brings much-needed support to small family operations.
A Northern California community offers mental health first aid to survivors of devastating fires.
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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.
What the actor wants that “White voice” to tell us and how we’ve gotten the American Dream so wrong.
Police killings of unarmed African Americans have created a mental health crisis of enormous proportions.
A prisoner’s story of finding a third way—of finding meaning, truth, hope, and wholeness.
The key to sobriety is giving students experiences that go beyond pub-crawling or tailgating.
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’s how we can cope.
How winning campaigns are working to overcome the sexism and racism nonwhite candidates face.
The novelist spent a year growing her own food, and found valuable lessons in a bumper crop of zucchini.
As schools respond to the 30 percent increase in demand for counseling, artist Ella Baron gives a glimpse inside some students’ experiences.
Trump’s White supporters—not immigrants—are bringing lethal drugs, violence, and crime.
These Native herbalists are doing more than just healing sore muscles.
LGBTQ celebrations all over the U.S. recognize the interests of those who haven’t found a place within the mainstream community.
The Mudgirls collective redefines expectations about what a construction site is supposed to look like—child care, breastfeeding breaks, and all.
Rural Virginia in particular has implemented policies that try to treat people with more dignity.
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