“This non-profit creative agency is empowering youths to create positive change in their community. Live free. Drive smart. Dream big.” For more info on Made in Brownsville, check out their website: https://madeinbrownsville.org/
“Sexual harassment is pervasive in science, engineering, and medicine, particularly when it comes to academia, according to a new landmark report. Studies show that between 20 and 50 percent of female students in those fields experienced harassment, often from faculty and staff. Yamiche Alcindor learns more from Dr. Paula Johnson, president of Wellesley College.” Find…
“This month marks 50 years since the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. On June 5, 1968, Kennedy was shot dead shortly after winning the California Democratic primary, a major boost in his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. His death came just two months after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and…
“Olusade Green is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at Amherst College. As a young reader, she identified with brave and adventurous protagonists such as Katniss Everdeen and Nancy Drew but wondered, “Where are the black girl heroines?” Sade became passionate about social justice at an early age. During high school, Sade…
Melina Paris is a Southern California-based writer who writes to illuminate, inform, and yes, get paid for it. Just because this is serious work doesn’t mean she shouldn’t be compensated for it. In describing her writing in her bio, she speaks about “…blending her passion for writing and connecting people to their local community.” I…
Fifty years ago, in 1968, a roaring fire swept across this nation and the world. As ThinkProgress.com writer Sam Fulwood III described in a piece recently, “This year marks the 50th anniversary of 1968, arguably one of the most traumatic years in our nation’s history, filled with war, riots, assassinations, political upheavals, and social unrest.” At the…
“Immigrants are facing mass trials and family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, as the government implements “zero tolerance” policies directed at those trying to enter the United States. Mass trials for crossing the border, and scattered cases of family separations, have taken place since “Operation Streamline” was first introduced in 2005. But last month, Attorney…
“More than 650 children were separated from their parents at the U.S. border during a two-week period in May, according to the government’s own figures. On Tuesday, the UN Office for Human Rights condemned the practice and told the U.S. to halt immediately. William Brangham reports that these separations are happening in large part due…
“After months of preliminary rounds with over 500 youth poets hailing from the Bay (San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Hayward and more), 12 finalists stepped up to the mic at the Nourse Theater on April 14th for a night of spoken word poetry at 2018 Teen Poetry Slam. Unapologetically honest, attendees witnessed some of the…
“Gadiel, Maya, and Julissa went to Miami and tried 3 different types of empanadas: Colombian, Dominican and Cuban!” For the culturally deprived, an empanada, according to Wikipedia, is a type of pasty baked or fried in many countries of The Americas and in Spain. The name comes from the Spanish verb empanar, meaning to wrap or…