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From the Current Issue
A Cincinnati nonprofit works to give renters a reason to stay and invest in their homes.
At 23, Myya Jones is running for state representative. She’s at the forefront of a wave of Black women running for office.
The fracking boom is flooding the world with Ziploc bags, ketchup packets, and single-use spoons.
Plastic manufacturers are not responsible for the disposal of their products, so the burden is placed on people in the Philippines.
They started a troop focused on girls of color, exposed a human smuggling operation, and generally stepped up when adults didn’t.
My Life-Changing Switch to Only TV Shows That Feature Real Black Lives
Three years ago I left behind television’s traditional White male narrative and found shows that affirm Blackness.
From the Current Issue
The chalk drawings aim to educate and surprise.
Together we saved lives and sparked changes in the healthcare and social support systems that were crumbling around us.
A Kentucky program trains women to advocate for their reproductive health.
Blacksmiths Turn Unwanted Guns Into Garden Tools
Shotguns often become hand spades, and a weapon like the AR-15 that was used in recent mass shootings has a thicker barrel that suits an afterlife as a mattock.
In 1988, global warming became front-page news—and 30 years later the U.S. has yet to take meaningful action.
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