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August 28, 2015
In this week’s reFRESH, white feminism gets a smackdown, how tech is changing democracy, and more reasons to love Serena Williams (like we needed them). What we’ve been checking out… Seven bad habits of public speakers, and seven ways to kick them to the curb. White men are giving ‘Straight Outta Compton’ two thumbs up […]
August 21, 2015
Edited by Mara Meyers In this week’s edition we’ve got, a trip back to Ferguson on the anniversary of Mike Brown’s death, the awkward position of justifying one’s own blackness, and how anti street harassment work values men’s emotions over true empathy. What we’ve been checking out… Public speaking is America’s number one fear, coming […]
August 14, 2015
Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’ve got a letter from the president, a new take on hospice care, and many haunting reflections a year after Mike Brown’s murder. What we’ve been checking out… Instead of telling those who live in poor neighborhoods what is wrong with them, we need to start asking more questions. […]
August 7, 2015
Edited by Mara Meyers In this week’s edition, what Planned Parenthood actually does, cultural appropriation don’ts, and why two monumental anniversaries reveal how far civil rights has come in this country and how far we still need to go. What we’ve been checking out… This female author shares what she learned from sending out her […]