J. Gabriel Ware

The Magnolia Mother’s Trust asks participants what they need to not only pay the bills but also to fight generational poverty.

Inspired by Ava DuVernay’s documentary ‘13th,’ and their own experiences, these women mentor youth to keep them out of the criminal justice system.

At 23, Myya Jones is running for state representative. She’s at the forefront of a wave of Black women running for office.

As the city removes thousands of blighted properties, this couple saw an opportunity to support a cooperative economy.

The digital justice project is putting people online and providing technology training in Detroit neighborhoods.

“I wanted to bring these projects to the community, so people can see renewable energy working.”

Communities of color turned to each other to make it through the disaster. Months later, they’re doing the same to rebuild.

Washington, D.C., has the highest incarceration rate in the country. That’s why Juan Reid launched this cooperative owned and operated by ex-inmates.

A chef and journalist started “The Racist Sandwich Podcast” to address inequity in the restaurant industry. Today, it’s winning award nominations and fans worldwide.

Forced assimilation destroyed most nations’ diets, but now Native youth are learning to integrate local foods back into their daily lives.

From seed banks to free food pantries, the little library movement is taking off in neighborhoods across the country.

We’ve got enough political commentators. We need more fact checkers.

These women are helping audiences empathize with issues in a way that a book or an article can’t.