Nine months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white woman, a 15-year-old girl did the same. She was a child who, like Parks, also grew up in rural Alabama. She dreamt of being a civil rights lawyer long before police dragged her off a public bus for civil disobedience. She… Continue reading Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin Took a Stand
How San Francisco libraries are supporting addiction recovery
Dreams we have at night are endlessly entertaining, even when mundane. And one of the most bizarre aspects of dreams is location. Especially the recurring locations we go to time and time again. Some people’s minds create hybrid locations of places they’ve seen in movies and social media. Others might dream of their workplace, while… Continue reading How San Francisco libraries are supporting addiction recovery
What if workers owned the workplace?
New economic models are flipping the script, and shrinking the wealth gap
Wangari Maathai: The first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize
To her, gender equity and environmental justice were one.
Black American Sign Language
It's a distinct dialect of ASL, with its own rich culture, history, and usage.
Black History: The Life of Pauli Murray
Meet the Black, gender-nonconforming lawyer, teacher, and priest of the Civil Rights Movement
(Weird)Destiny
The origin of the word "weird" has a a twisty, turny origin story, one with large implications for how we treat each other today.
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The friendships that shape us, and the power of kindness through time.
Alternatives to Traditional Policing
Police exist to protect and serve the public. To defend and to ensure the safety of individuals and of communities. To stop and prevent crime. But in the wake of national, consecutive #BlackLivesMatter protests and continuous instances of unarmed Black people being shot by the police, serious debates about the nature of policing are now mainstream.
POLICING DISABILITY
Garrison Redd was trying to catch the bus. He likes to travel around the U.S. to explore what’s outside his native New York. He waited at the stop in Kissimmee, Florida. And the bus finally came. But the driver refused to let him on and wouldn’t lower the ramp. Garrison asked the driver why repeatedly. But no… Continue reading POLICING DISABILITY