Image by Daniel Lobo via Flickr (CC0 1.0) Article by Rozina Sabur, via The Telegraph A city in Illinois has announced it will create a reparations fund for its African American community through a new tax on marijuana sales. Recreational use of the drug will become legal in the...
Image by Mike Corder (AP Photo) Article by Mike Corder, via Associated Press Greta Thunberg, a young activist who has gone from staging school strikes to scolding world leaders about their climate change inaction, was awarded the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize on Wednesday, along with Cameroon peace...
Photo by Scott Keeler Article by Monique Welch, via Tampa Bay Times. ST. PETERSBURG — LaToya Reedy always dreamed of being a homeowner but it seemed unattainable. As a single mother to her 18-year-old son, AnTrez Reedy worked hard as a certified nursing assistant to provide a stable...
Image via The Circle. Article by Winona LaDuke and catwhipple, via The Circle. While armchair and facebook critics are blasting away at those of us transforming the world, blasting Alexandria Ocasio Ortiz, Ilhan Omar, and others for having a dream of an ecologically and socially beautiful world,...
Image by Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty. Article by Sarah Milov, via The Atlantic. Especially because Americans of color have borne the brunt of the drug war, they deserve to share in the marijuana boom now taking hold across the country. And if America’s long...
Photo by Unknown Article by Tom Warren, via THE VERGE. Seattle Sounders FC is getting a lot of new owners today as part of a joint ownership group spearheaded by former Microsoft executive Terry Myerson. Eleven families with connections to the Seattle area have teamed up to...
Image by Unfading adornments (Facebook), via HuffPost Article by Caroline Bologna, Huffpost A 6-year-old boy named Blake is highlighting the power of kindness and friendship just in time for back-to-school season. Last week, Blake’s mother, Nikki Rajahn, posted a photo of her son wearing a shirt that says “I...
Photo by Thabisa Xhelithole via Twitter Article by Caitlin Keating via People A single mother from South Africa who desperately asked social media users for a 69 cent electricity donation was left stunned by the response she received from people around the world. Thabisa Xhelithole posted on Twitter...
Photo by Lokal_Profil via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 2.5) Article by Jade via The Shade Room Illinois has now become the 11th state to officially legalize marijuana. The news was announced Tuesday after the state’s new Democratic governor signed a bill legalizing its use. According to ABC News, the Illinois General...
Photo by AMAZON EMPLOYEES FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE Article via forbes.com An open letter from these employees called for CEO Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s Board of Directors to adopt a climate plan shareholder resolution that included setting goals for emission reductions, moving away from fossil fuels and prioritizing climate change in future...