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July 29, 2016
Photo of FRESH Speaker, Asha Castleberry (second from right), at the Democratic National Convention. Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re embracing lots of firsts, basking in the glory that is Michelle Obama, and dealing with the enduring sexism that comes with women busting through glass ceilings. What we’ve been checking out… Hillary Clinton made history […]
July 23, 2016
Photo via Getty Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing tips on how to treat your body with love, why Melania Trump’s speech is the essence of white privilege, and how Obama failed Black Lives Matter. What we’ve been checking out… Of course nothing so epically bad as Melania Trump’s speech can go unnoticed […]
March 18, 2016
Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing the way Chicago got under Trump’s skin, what happens when you remove all men from political images, and a young college student who made the institution of debate debatable. What we’ve been checking out… Misty Copeland and Barack Obama talk candidly about role models, activism, and systemic […]
April 10, 2015
Edited by Mara Meyers This week’s Weekly ReFRESH shares reflections on Walter Scott’s murder, increasing diversity online and at the ballet, and some hard truths on the status of the literary industry. What we’ve been checking out… Although we may think tech is for everyone it can actually be more excluding than it is including. […]