Isabella Garcia

How communities are addressing the digital divide equitably and quickly.

In an effort to counteract displacement in racially diverse neighborhoods, Seattle’s Equitable Development Initiative invests in community-led projects that aim to keep longtime residents in their neighborhoods.

These creators are reclaiming their pasts and futures through transformative art.

A three-part reported series identifying the infrastructure, challenges, and successes of Portland's sustained protests in defense of Black lives.

After more than 100 days of continual demonstrations, protesters in Portland are looking to the future—and each other—for ways to sustain their movement for Black lives.

“Protesting ultimately isn’t safe and we’re not trying to say that it is,” says one Portland street medic. “But that doesn’t mean we can’t take care of each other.”

Portland, Oregon’s five months of ongoing protests in support of Black lives are sustained by a vast, multifaceted, and ever-evolving network of activists, organizers, and mutual aid.

Environmental advocates in Houston and Detroit are striking a balance between acting fast and making lasting change.

Three groups using mutual aid as a tool for natural disaster response.

A new group of allies is fighting a proposed asphalt plant that threatens their health and their homes.

Voting rights have always been inconsistently applied. Now the coronavirus pandemic is threatening those rights even more, and activists are pushing back.

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Privacy activists and artificial intelligence experts are creating solutions to address racial and gender bias in facial recognition surveillance.

From smartphone apps to web tools, tribal members are using tech to document and practice their native languages.

Recent harm reduction innovations are literally saving drug users’ lives.

A California-based program provides newly released long-term prisoners with a chance at a new life.

There are many good books that capture the experiences of Latinx life. Most of them are written by Latinx authors and don’t reinforce stereotypes.

Reclaim the Block, a coalition of local organizations, looks to a future where Minneapolis divests from the police department and invests in community-based solutions and safety.

The effectiveness of the program is clear: a study shows that recidivism rates for participants are down by half.

The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color’s Healing Together Campaign aims to end intimate partner violence by advocating for policy changes—and seeking healing for both survivors and the people who harm them.

A coming wave of Baby Boomer retirements threatens the survival of many small businesses. This initiative is making employee-ownership a more viable option.