Most Recent from YES! Magazine
We received many outstanding essays for the Spring 2017 Writing Competition. Though not every participant can win the contest, we'd like to share some excerpts that caught our eye.
From the Current Issue
Advocates in Santa Ana mobilize to educate, assist, protect, and inspire undocumented residents.
Cole, founder of the Brown Boi Project, responds to the winners of our Spring 2017 National Student Writing Competition.
The integration of knowledge, science, hospitality, and travel can have huge benefits for human connections and peace.
For women of color, prioritizing our own physical, mental, and emotional well-being is vital to our fight for social justice.
Blackfeet Researcher Leads Her Tribe Back to Traditional Foods
Forced assimilation destroyed most nations’ diets, but now Native youth are learning to integrate local foods back into their daily lives.
“It’s so important for people of color to educate themselves on the prevalence of mental illness. We are not exempt. We are human.”
A unique initiative in Oregon helps incarcerated mothers stay connected with their children through special visitations and virtual parent-teacher conferences.
Two-thirds of low-wage workers are women, often mothers. These programs are giving them better access to high-wage careers.
Stop Making Excuses for Hateful White Men
Racism—not mental illness—was behind the killings on the Portland train. Let’s call it what it is so we can deal with it.
This visual learning lesson will get your students thinking about displaced migrants and the refugee crisis.
Enough! Trump Has Abdicated on Climate—Now It’s Up to Us
I’ll start with myself. And every time I give up something to reduce carbon emissions, I’ll smile and think of President Trump.