You鈥檝e Heard What鈥檚 Wrong in Freddie Gray鈥檚 Neighborhood. Here鈥檚 One Local鈥檚 Vision for Turning That Around
Blaize Connelly-Duggan鈥檚 vision for the neighborhood is all about community ownership and development without displacement.
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Watch John Oliver Explain How Absurd the US Standardized Testing System Is
John Oliver does a damn good job of explaining how ridiculous our standardized testing system is.
After Years of Living as Squatters, These Filipino Neighbors Fought for Nice, New Homes in Their Community鈥擜nd Won
When the Manila government proposed relocating squatter families out of the city, residents came together and asked for housing in their own neighborhood.
Baltimoreans Celebrate Charging of Officers鈥擝ut Say It鈥檚 Just First Step
鈥淚t鈥檚 not 鈥榞ame over,鈥� it鈥檚 鈥榞ame on.鈥� Now, we can actually start to see things happening.鈥�
Which of These 4 Radical, Badass Women Will Be on the $20 Bill? The Results Are In
Americans voted on Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and two other contenders to replace Andrew Jackson.
Armenia鈥檚 Genocide Began 100 Years Ago Today. Here鈥檚 How the World Remembered It
If you could see my Facebook feed right now, you would understand how much this day means to Armenians like me.
Monica Lewinsky Was the Internet鈥檚 First Shaming Victim. Here鈥檚 How She Overcame It
鈥淪hame cannot survive empathy,鈥� Lewinsky reminds us. The growing trend of online public shaming can only be curbed by compassion.
鈥淭he Internet Is My Lifeline鈥�: Hip-Hop Artist Jasiri X on the FCC鈥檚 Net Neutrality Vote
The political artist from Pittsburgh speaks about the importance of the Internet and social media in making the voices of low-income people of color heard.
Is the Maker Movement About Hacking Society鈥擮r Just Hardware?
At feminist hackerspaces, members are less interested in digital trespassing than in developing a safe community for experimenting, creating, and collaborating.
What a Real-Life Rosie the Riveter Taught This Feminist Geek
Before meeting Geraldine, I鈥檇 assumed that most of the women from the 1940s were unaware of how capable they were. I was wrong.
Musicians From Egypt to Rwanda Are Blending Musical Traditions and Building Unity to Protect the Nile River Basin
The Nile Project is made up of musicians from different countries, musical genres, and traditions. Their purpose? To promote cooperation and cultural understanding as the diverse peoples of the Nile face threats from water scarcity and climate change.
Anti-Austerity Party Sweeps Greek Elections鈥擶hat US Progressives Can Learn
There are plenty of lessons to be taken from Syriza鈥檚 victory and the rise to power of Spain's Podemos party, but striving to speak to people rather than politics might be chief among them.
鈥淪elma鈥�: A Beautifully Shot Film Shows How Change Really Happens
Neither a 鈥済reat man鈥� history of Martin Luther King Jr., nor a tale of forgotten underdogs, Selma is about skilled activists building a movement.
400,000 Harry Potter Fans鈥攁nd J.K. Rowling鈥擩ust Won a Deal to Get Child Labor Out of Chocolate
Harry Potter stood up for his world's most vulnerable people. Now, legions of real-world kids are too鈥攂y demanding Fair Trade certification for products sold in their hero's name.
10 Ways Human Rights and Democracy Won in 2014 (Yeah, You Heard That Right)
Let鈥檚 be honest: It was a brutal year for human rights. But we still have victories worth celebrating.
I Can鈥檛 Breathe Until Everyone Can Breathe
The late Maya Angelou said: 鈥淒o the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.鈥� When it comes to injustices, we鈥檙e all part of the problem鈥攁nd the solution.
Black Lives Matter Protest Shuts Down Mall of America on December鈥檚 Biggest Shopping Day
This weekend, thousands converged on one of the world's biggest malls, chanting "Black people cannot breathe while you have a shopping spree." Check out our play-by-play.
12 Hashtags That Changed the World in 2014
Slacktivism? Not so much. From #BlackLivesMatter to #BringBackOurGirls, this year's best hashtags around issues of social justice brought fresh voices into some of our most important conversations.
The Battle in Seattle, 15 Years On: How an Unsung Hero Kept the Movements United
A lead organizer of the protests against the World Trade Organization in 1999 remembers Tyree Scott, a quiet presence in the labor movement who urged unity when it mattered most.
This Food Stand Celebrates Palestinian Culture. When It Received a Death Threat, Students Stood Up
Conflict Kitchen serves up food from countries in conflict with the United States鈥攁nd its customers think it's worth defending.
These 14 Teenage Inventors Built a Glove That Translates Sign Language鈥攁nd Other Tech Solutions
What these kids came up with will leave you wondering what adults are even doing anymore.
6 Ways Americans Voted Against Corporate Power in the Most Expensive Midterm Elections Ever
So the national elections didn鈥檛 go so well. But across the country鈥攆rom California to North Dakota鈥攃itizens made decisions that will give you reason to hope.
Next Week Oregon, Alaska, and D.C. Vote on Recreational Pot鈥擜nd It’s About More Than Just Getting High
If those three measures pass, more states will be added to the list of places where healing from the drug war can begin, places where people will no longer face jail time because of a little nugget in their pockets.
Before the Zombie Apocalypse鈥擳hese 4 Trade Deals Were Ravaging the World!
Forget ghouls and goblins. From deregulating Wall Street to shredding environmental and labor protections鈥攖hese policy monsters are way scarier.
The Trollslayers: 3 Women Who Took on the Internet鈥檚 Misogynistic Underbelly鈥擜nd Came Out Swinging
For years, these two mothers and a Cambridge professor have been bullied, threatened, and publicly humiliated by cyber-legions of trolls. Each of their stories offers a lesson for beating them.
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