A big decrease in the incarceration rate of Black adults may lead to parity in the near future.
LGBTQ people have always been the ones to keep each other safe. But we shouldn’t have to.
Historically, Indigenous and Black folks have been turned against each other by colonizers and enslavers. Now, communities are learning from one another and finding solidarity in efforts to reclaim stolen lands.
Organizers are tackling climate displacement from all angles—advocating for climate-displaced people, providing them with resources, and making their communities more climate-resilient.
In her first issue as YES! Magazine's Executive Editor, Evette Dionne invites us to consider what we must shift within ourselves to make space for true equity.
This matriarchal Korean society overcomes crises united as a single body.
Five activists share how shifting their relationships with their own bodies helped them build community.
In creating new life, Black mothers must overcome medical malpractice and social unsafety together.
Abortion advocates reeling from the end of Roe v. Wade can look to Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina for perspective, strategy, and hope.
Defensoras del aborto, desanimadas por la anulación de la sentencia en el caso “Roe vs. Wade”, que establecía el derecho constitucional al aborto, pueden dirigir sus miradas hacia México, Colombia y Argentina para obtener perspectiva, redefinir estrategias y recobrar esperanzas.
The fashion industry is designing adaptable clothing for disabled people, but is that enough to undo the industry’s ableism?
It was born, as so many of us are, from a collision.
When it comes to protecting chosen family, LGBTQ couples face unique struggles.
Hearty, well-balanced soups warm us up and boost our vitality. They can also draw out beautiful memories and connect us to our human senses.
Therapeutic drama therapy opens the door to healing through performance.
Fatness is treated as a moral failure, but the facts show it is all systemic.
Although tattoo art has origins in communities of color, today it is largely a white-dominated field in the U.S. Three tattoo artists of color share their views of the changing field.
The Beauty of Aging LGBTQ Couples.
A Dalit American leader offers a profound meditation on the violence of caste apartheid, pathways to abolition, and collective healing.
From “Hacks” to “Queen Sugar,” pop culture begins spotlighting the sexuality of women over 50.
From Doodle to a future $20 bill, Harriet Tubman is a cultural icon. But comforting images don’t show the disabled Black woman who was not only a guide, but a freedom fighter.
Gloria Alamrew is an Ethiopian Canadian culture writer and editor. She writes about Blackness, culture, and womanhood, and the myriad ways they intersect. Alamrew has written for distinguished publications such
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