“My journeys in nature have been profound experiences of Black people coming together to cultivate healing, community, and joy.”
Social Justice
For National Native American Heritage Month, we asked three artists to illustrate their Indigenous dreams.
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.
Nonprofit organizations attract employees from diverse backgrounds, but often fail to create affirming workplace cultures for them.
Conservatives fuming over critical race theory fail to recognize a fundamental truth about the United States: Diversity is our strength.
Colonization, through genocide, land theft, and the imposition of private property, has dispossessed Indigenous and Black peoples of their homelands across the continents for generations.
The elimination of student debt is just the first step in mitigating the pervasive effects of racial capitalism.
Attorney Sia Henry shares a wrenching personal experience highlighting the challenges of operating in world where prison abolition is not yet a reality.
Achieving disability rights paves the way for greater equity and inclusion.
The federal program that allows undocumented migrants to remain if they grew up in the U.S. falls short in many ways. Several organizations are stepping in to fill those gaps.
“The Future Is Disabled” by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha moves much-needed conversations on disability and mutual aid into the spotlight while pushing readers to confront their preconceived ideas about who belongs in the future.
Their success is changing the perception of Aboriginal communities from “fish thieves” to leaders in regional development.
“We launched our movement to breathe clean air … amid the Movement for Black Lives chanting ‘we can’t breathe’ and a pandemic disproportionately killing Black people.”
By centering feminism on gender alone and conveniently sidelining the impact of whiteness, class, culture, imperialism, and religion on gender parity, white women have co-opted the feminist space. It’s time to change this.
Inspiring stories about our past can open portals to the world that awaits us and help us dream what a world with reparations looks like.
Sustainable food and farming | Indigenous lands | Pollution | Water | Climate | Racial Justice | Native rights
Climate-conscious farmers are a powerful force for growing community and a more resilient future.
Solidarity can go a long way in connecting communities working through similar challenges.
“Once we collectively feel this connection, this relationship, we can then begin to understand the responsibility we have—the responsibility that I feel, and that my ancestors felt.”
Abortion bans tend to disproportionately impact vulnerable populations in low-income, rural communities. Here’s how young people of color are fighting back.
Insecurity and powerlessness are the norm for immigrants navigating the U.S.’s immigration system—even when they are married to a U.S. citizen.
In Arizona, voter groups reach out to Latino citizens to combat misinformation spread by election-denier candidates.
Native study of the natural world is exceptionally deep and nuanced at understanding and protecting ecosystems.
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