How New Yorkers Stood Up to Amazon and Won
Queens activists, unions, and political leaders worried about gentrification and opposed the $1.2 billion in tax breaks offered to the retail giant.
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Are We Doing Vacations Wrong?
Radicalize your travel by being a better guest in someone else’s homeland.
Our Public Schools Are Still Separate and Unequal
We are dealing with the repercussions of separating children by race, now more than ever.
How Grassroots Funds Are Ensuring Abortion Access Despite Bans
Reproductive rights advocates in the Southeast are working nonstop to help low-income women.
What Your Body Has to Do With Social Change
Using somatics to explore trauma can help make authentic connection and collectivity more possible.
A Route 66 Road Trip Through Indigenous Homelands
I’m seeking out the histories and communities that existed before Route 66 and that survive still today.
Black Communities Are Reclaiming Space Outdoors, From Backyard Gardening to Mountain Climbing
For many, fostering new relationships with nature and outdoor recreation starts with their children.
Debt Collectors Over Kids’ School Lunch Bills? It’s Real
School nutrition advocates say universal school lunch programs are the surest way to guarantee healthy meals for all students—without impacting school operating budgets.
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.
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’s East Bay.
A Lower Voting Age Isn’t Just About Politics
While young people tend to vote for more progressive candidates, the policies they support are necessary for everyone’s survival.
“What Does the World Beyond Jails and Prisons Look Like?”
Detroit Justice Center helps returning citizens navigate the red tape that comes with re-entry and avoid landing back in jail.
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—and helping families cope.
By Forgiving Warrants and Fines, Communities Give People a Fresh Start
Sometimes a suspended driver’s license stands in the way of a desperately needed job.
Why We’re Seeing More Realistic Depictions of Abortion in TV and Film
Planned Parenthood has partnered with the entertainment industry to combat misrepresentations of women’s 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’s working.
Only 13 States Offer Medically Accurate Sex Education. Here’s 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.
This Is How White Privilege Goes to College
The recent college cheating scandal surprises no one. The superrich have long relied on “legacy admissions” to get them into their elite college of choice.
Why Students of Color Are Stepping Up to Lead Climate Strikes
The youth-led movement builds on the momentum of the increasingly Black and Brown leadership behind the Green New Deal.
3 Things Schools Should Teach About America’s History of White Supremacy
Lesson plans tend to gloss over the U.S.’s deeply entrenched institutional racism. Here’s what should be added.
How to Talk to Kids About Climate Change (and Have Fun, Too)
We can empower children to be a part of the solution.
Social Media Offers a New Teaching Tool for Black History
Race Women on Instagram spotlights generations of Black women trailblazers.
New York Exhibit Shows the Prison Crisis Through the Eyes of Formerly Incarcerated Artists
One piece of art is a tapestry of 39 bedsheets that the artist smuggled from prison over the course of three years.
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