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May 24, 2019
Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters Written by Jackson Bird This week we’re talking media representation, celebrating girl power, and standing strong in the face of ever-more bleak news. What we’re checking out… The world is on fire. Literally. But also figuratively. Extreme abortion laws are being passed in multiple states in an attempt to […]
January 18, 2019
Photo via Politico Written by Jackson Bird This week we’re looking at the effects the longest shutdown in history is having on our nation and trying to keep positive without losing perspective. What we’re checking out… In addition to the National Parks, the TSA, and the FDA all being hit hard by the shutdown, we’re now hearing […]
June 17, 2016
Photo via AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re both mourning and reading: about the depth of gay bars as sacred spaces, the simultaneous consumption and destruction of Black men in America, and why Hillary Clinton must grow even louder in discussions about race. What we’ve been checking out… Anderson Cooper’s emotional tribute […]
March 25, 2016
Photo via Getty Images/ Cosmopolitan Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing a design strategy that prioritizes human equity over market value, a groundbreaking caucus, and how conservatives are struggling with “white identity politics” (yep, you read that right). What we’ve been checking out… For the first time ever, congress will form a caucus […]
March 11, 2016
Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing a TED talk on girlhood and bravery by one of our own speakers, how a building is re-envisioning architecture for the blind, and a new political player to look out for in the election. What we’ve been checking out… A roundtable with black women engineers in the […]