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January 30, 2017
The Weekly reFRESH is back, with all of the freshest updates, thinkers, and actions on our radar. We’d also like to introduce the newest addition to our team, Kara Crutcher, who’ll be joining us as our Speaker Coordinator. She will also be the editor of the reFRESH. (*Kara waves*) Let’s face it: It’s a been […]
May 13, 2016
Photo via Portra Images/ Getty Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing, a script for potential mansplainers, a practical solution to end the wage gap, and why Trump is not the anomaly Republicans would like us to believe. What we’ve been checking out… Loretta Lynch delivers one of the most epic speeches ever and we […]
April 1, 2016
Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing a new vernacular where Black girl is a verb, a question about who gets to lead the conversation on “culinary colonialism,” and the limitations of visibility politics for trans* folks. What we’ve been checking out… These up-and-coming activists–all of whom boldly live their truths–inspire and excite us for the future. […]
February 19, 2016
Photo via Bret Hartman/TED Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’ve got some goodies from TED2016, Hillary Clinton gets intersectional, and one of our speakers on the legacy that Justice Scalia left behind. What we’ve been checking out… Recently, both Kendrick Lamar and Beyonce made revolutionary statements on mainstream stages. Yet the criticism that swiftly […]
December 28, 2015
There’s no getting around the fact that 2015 was an intense and often difficult year. Yet out of that trauma many leaders and pioneers demanded a more just world. Overall there were plenty of triumphs and achievements to celebrate. We’ve gathered 10 moments that we believe embody the accomplishments of 2015–a year that pushed boundaries, broke barriers […]