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Recent counts of monarch butterflies returning to California have shown a promising rebound from endangerment.
We asked three Black artists to create pieces inspired by this year’s national Black History Month theme: Black Resistance.
Bay area activist and baker Jen Angel was the victim of a robbery in February. She leaves behind a legacy of media justice activism and faith in the transformative power of community.
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The Minnesota Freedom Fund offers resources to low-income people of color who are jailed—and so much more.
Faced with a national shortage of nurses, children with disabilities or chronic illnesses in California are unable to access the home nurses to which they’re entitled by the state. Advocates say the problem is fixable.
Authors Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan have crafted a new graphic novel series offering a stark warning about how close the U.S. came to a fascist coup on Jan. 6, 2021.
Tribes are using grassroots actions and intense lobbying to restore their river and their culture.
In Seattle, South Asian activists and lawmakers have spent years laying the ground work for the nation’s first caste-based discrimination ban.
The former YES! civil liberties editor was not only a top-notch journalist, but a kind, compassionate person who impacted countless lives both in the newsroom and beyond.
People want to engage with climate change in a tangible way—and games can provide students and the general public space to explore challenging questions.
The late poet and activist’s legacy lives on decades after her untimely death—in the purposeful lives of her former students.
Before the freeways came in, Bronzeville, on Milwaukee’s North Side, was a vibrant neighborhood known for its restaurants, bars, and jazz scene. The area had been home to successive waves
The president’s address showcased two years of policy wins, an ambitious wishlist, and that Biden is in a fighting mood.
After the disruption of colonization, numerous tribal efforts aim to reinvigorate traditional foods and the health benefits they provide.
“Imagining the impossible is what people have been doing in the struggle for liberation,” says academic and activist Ruthie Wilson Gilmore in a conversation about her latest book.
Without the need for dedicated land or water, honeybees offer a more stable climate future.
Commuting time continues to grow, in effect reducing wages by more than 10%.
Whatever your age, you can be a critically news-literate person.
Alicia Garza is searching for Black-led solutions to some of the biggest problems of our democracy—solutions that go far beyond a hashtag.
Scholar Rashad Shabazz explains how anti-Black bias is so central to American policing that even Black officers are influenced by it.
NGOs seeking to support frontline movements often stumble. The activist network Beautiful Trouble conducted a detailed study and offer a path forward.
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