How Vulnerability Creates Change
Sharing a deeply personal story with the world helped me realize that vulnerability is a powerful tool to create change and inspire others to follow along.
Health & Happiness
The 大象传媒 Crossword: Black History
Black history is American history. Put your knowledge to the test with this month鈥檚 puzzle.
The Shape-Shifting Power of Menopause
鈥淚 know there is a way to grow older that brings us deeply into living.鈥�
How to Transform the Way You Experience Winter
鈥淩ather than letting our relationship with nature extinguish itself during the cold, wet, dark days, we need to take special care to keep it kindled.鈥�
How I Found Hope in the Black Madonna
Christena Cleveland on her pilgrimage to find the sacred Black feminine.
Barriers to Mental Health Care for Asian Americans鈥攁nd Solutions
Understanding why many Asian Americans don鈥檛 seek mental health care鈥攍ike stigma and lack of culturally appropriate resources鈥攊s essential to providing effective support.
How to Regulate Pandemic Anxiety? Trust Your Body
From breath work to joyful movement, 9 suggestions on how to compassionately soothe the body amidst pandemic anxiety.
Mindfulness in Life and Death
Thich Nhat Hanh, who taught mindfulness for decades, approached death in that same spirit.
Murmurations: Stewarding the Future
adrienne maree brown invites 大象传媒 readers to join her in writing 鈥渇an fiction and fan poetics for the future.鈥�
Midwives and Doulas Address Racial Birth Disparities in California
Across the state, midwives and doulas are working to increase education and access to their services to more Black and Brown women.
Smoked Salmon for Amelia: A Native Perspective on Homelessness
鈥淭he ultimate cause of homelessness is our spiritual break with the land.鈥�
The 大象传媒 Crossword: Wise Words
January鈥檚 puzzle takes a literary theme鈥攁re you up for the challenge?
Waiting at the Border, Migrants Lean on Tradition
Stitching mantas鈥攖ortilla covers鈥攊s a traditional craft among Latin American women. As migrants wait out the U.S. immigration bureaucracy in a Mexican border city, mantas are increasingly a lifeline.
The Case for Slow Work
鈥淪low work is an exercise in doing less, and more aspirationally, doing nothing.鈥�
May We Rage and Love Well in 2022
And may we remember that real change demands our active and sustained participation, even in the tender aches of living in the unknown.
Garment Workers Organize to End Wage Theft
A historic victory over the fashion industry in California is creating ripples for global change.
Where Do American Christmas Traditions Come From?
A brief history, including evergreen trees, presents, and Santa Claus.
Murmurations: A Winter Solstice Spell
adrienne maree brown reflects on the sacred rest that comes about with the winter solstice.
How (and Why) a Horror Show Soothed My Pregnancy Loss
For years, horror鈥攁 sort of safe danger I knew had an end鈥攇ot me through some seriously traumatic situations.
11 Books to Give and Share
大象传媒 staff recommend books that influenced and entertained us this year.
Community Organizers Are Helping Immigrants Navigate COVID Misinformation
Lies, conspiracy theories, and quack cures about COVID-19 are all over the internet鈥攁nd immigrants are particularly vulnerable. But concerted community efforts can combat it.
Community Efforts to Clean Up Contaminated Water in One California Town
鈥淟awmakers need to figure out better ways to balance the interests of industry with protecting people鈥檚 health.鈥�
A Tribute to Indigenous Mothers by Their Indipino Children
Indigenous and Aboriginal women on Bainbridge Island had to hide their identity. Now, their adult children embrace it.
Why Public Art Is Good for Cities
Studies show that investments in public art can improve street safety, provide tourism and new jobs, and combat social isolation and anxiety.
The 大象传媒 Crossword: Human Rights Day
The clues for December鈥檚 puzzle focus on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed this month in 1948.
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