Harry Belafonte and 'The Long Road to Freedom'
On the anniversary of the March on Washington, we revisit an interview with the musician and civil rights activist about his anthology of Black music. Sarah van Gelder Aug 28, 2018
Decolonize Your Diet
Love your Mexican food? Traditional indigenous food from Mexico is misunderstood in the U.S.—and is actually among the world's healthiest. Teresa O'Connor Jul 13, 2017
Blackfeet Researcher Leads Her Tribe Back to Traditional Foods
Forced assimilation destroyed most nations' diets, but now Native youth are learning to integrate local foods back into their daily lives. J. Gabriel Ware Jun 06, 2017
Love your Mexican food? Traditional indigenous food from Mexico is misunderstood in the U.S.—and is actually among the world's healthiest.
Teresa O'Connor Jul 13, 2017
Forced assimilation destroyed most nations' diets, but now Native youth are learning to integrate local foods back into their daily lives.
J. Gabriel Ware Jun 06, 2017
Indigenous Culture Reasserts Women's Power Through Dance
Native women revitalize ceremony to resist the legacy of patriarchy that supports a long-entrenched history of abuse.
Mary Annette Pember Sep 27, 2018
Where Children Discover the Healing Power of Animals
In this sanctuary, at-risk kids begin to understand the parallels between their lives and the lives of injured wild animals.
Isabelle Morrison Sep 04, 2018
7 Strategies to Turn Trauma Into Strength
Survivors discover surprising benefits in the process of healing from a traumatic event.
Michaela Haas Sep 03, 2018
Photo Essay: These Sculptures Tell the Story of the First Japanese Americans Sent to Camps
The memorial wall is 276 feet long—one foot for every Japanese person who lived on Bainbridge Island in 1942. Tracy Loeffelholz Dunn Mar 30, 2017
I Inherited My Grandfather's Trauma—and His Healing Culture
Returning to culture is a duty my grandfather believed Native elders had to their communities. He passed this on to me, along with his trauma.
Elizabeth Hawksworth Aug 27, 2018
I Stopped Playing the "Strong Black Woman"
We are paying for this myth we've bought into with our lives.
Shawn Ricks Aug 15, 2018
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Lonely People
Those trying to cure a loneliness epidemic by bringing people physically closer to their neighbors are oversimplifying its modern meaning.
Amelia S. Worsley Mar 22, 2018
Millions of Women Know Sexual Trauma—Thanks to Trump, They're a Voting Bloc
The 76 million women who have been oppressed by rape culture and sexual trauma may turn out with surprising force on November 8. A.C. Shilton Nov 02, 2016
Pocahontas Is Not a Name That Should Offend You
She is a reminder of the indigenous women who are missing and murdered every year.
Jacqueline Keeler Dec 01, 2017
Undocumented and Transgender
A creative support system—including housing, legal aid, and training for detention centers—emerges to address the unique challenges of LGBTQ immigrants.
Norman Allen Jun 01, 2017
Black Teen Suicide Rate Has Doubled. Here Are 5 Ways to Help
"It's so important for people of color to educate themselves on the prevalence of mental illness. We are not exempt. We are human."
Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez May 15, 2017
Stop Asking Me to Denounce Islam to Prove I Care About LGBT Rights
Surely, I am not less queer just because I am Muslim. Aaminah Khan Jun 24, 2016