In this obituary of the late civil rights activist and author Kevin Alexander Gray, YES! Racial Justice Editor Sonali Kolhatkar draws from years of interviews to showcase his analysis of social change.
Access to electrical power during outages is an equity issue for low-income California residents, especially those with children who rely on medical devices.
More and more people are beginning to grasp something important: Our cash is our carbon.
Seattle’s South Lake Union may be home to Facebook, Google, and Amazon, but now, thanks to Native rights activists, it will once again be home to hand-carved canoes, too.
On March 2, 2023, Tennessee became the first state to enact a law restricting drag performances. This law is part of a larger push by Republican lawmakers in numerous states to restrict or
A pair of researchers on school violence share three strategies that have been proven to prevent school shootings.
Dekoloniale and other groups are confronting Germany’s colonial past and advocating for a more equitable future.
A week of action in Atlanta this March showcases widespread opposition to a planned police training center, which would be the largest in the nation. An organizer explains what’s at stake.
Rewilding landscapes on and around farms can create refugia to protect plants and pollinators in the face of a warming, drying climate.
For artist Ajuan Mance, creating the comic book “Living While Black” was her effort to challenge and undermine the criminalization of Black people’s everyday activities.
How Los Angeles abolitionist organizers are taking on pretrial incarceration and judicial power through community resistance.
We have become so estranged from the natural world that we hardly know what an “intentional relationship with nature” even looks like.
Politicians and media are in their latest wave of ascribing young people’s mental health problems to anything but their real source: dysfunctional adults.
The process of undoing white supremacy in newsrooms begins with developing a culture of antiracist care.
An exhibit at the University of Houston explores how Black hair techniques can be translated into innovative building materials, designs, and methods.
The goal of this issue isn’t to send our dear readers into a tailspin. Instead, we’re taking a hopeful approach to our “Endings” issue.
Billionaires are just one symptom of our upside-down economic system.
When it comes to sports, going for gold should be genderless.
Expanding our kinship networks can enrich our lives.
Returning national parks to tribal sovereignty could help remedy what is often called America’s “best idea.”
There is a whole world of gorgeous foraged fungi varieties beyond what’s common in U.S. grocery stores.
How to kick our national addiction to prisons.
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