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Tuskegee airman still mentoring at 101 (July 25, 2021)

Ariana Grande & BetterHelp team up to destigmatize mental health issues (June 30, 2021)

Court of appeals rules CA’s assault weapons ban doesn’t defy constitution (June 22, 2021)

Stella Keating, first transgender teen to testify in favor of the Equality Act (June 1, 2021)

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Fisherwomen challenge patriarchy in Senegal (March 12, 2021)

Study finds youth vote makes a difference (November 7, 2020)

Brazil’s women’s soccer team receives equal pay (September 3, 2020)

MacKenzie Scott gives $1.7 billion to organizations supporting racial equality, social justice and climate change (July 28, 2020)

Iowa State’s Trice Stadium is only college stadium named for Black player (July 20, 2020)

Violinists protest police killing of Elijah McClain (June 29, 2020)

Lynika Strozier, who overcame learning disabilities to teach ecology, died at 35 of Covid-19 (June 19, 2020)

Colorado’s Gorsuch leads on Supreme Court’s landmark LGBT rights decision (June 15, 2020)

NE Journal of Medicine: Gun owners 9x more likely to kill themselves than non-gun owners (June 4, 2020)

Celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8, 2020)

Katherine Johnson, African American NASA mathematician, dies at 101 (February 24, 2020)

Oxfam study shows unequal responsibility for caring work perpetuates gender and economic inequality (January 31, 2020)

World leaders convene on 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation (January 23, 2020)

24 states increased their minimum wage, yet the Federal rate remains $7.25/hour and hasn’t changed since 2009 (January 12, 2020)

Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow’s speech leads to huge donations for Athen’s OH food pantry
(December 29, 2019)

Abandoned as a newborn, millionaire entrepreneur gives back (December 4, 2019)

Gallup and West Health survey: the high cost of health care is causing premature death for too many Americans (November 12, 2019)

Bogaletch Gebre passes away, defender of Ethiopian women against female genital mutilation (November 2, 2019)

Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity awarded to Yazidi activist Mirza Dinnayi for rescuing members of persecuted minority (October 25, 2019)

Nobel Economics Prize goes to innovators in reducing poverty (October 14, 2019)

UN’s 2019 HeForShe Impact Report highlights stories of male leaders helping attain gender equality (September 26, 2019)

2019 MacArthur fellows announced, including sujatha baliga, Lynda Barry, Mel Chin and other “geniuses” (September 25, 2019)

New report shows the federal share of spending on children is at an all-time low (September 10, 2019)

American Academy of Pediatrics warns racism can have devastating long-term effects on children’s health (August 2, 2019)

Jaden Smith launches pop-up free vegan food truck called “I Love You Restaurant”, feeding L.A.’s homeless (July 9, 2019)

Study shows team sports greatly benefit children affected by adverse childhood experiences (May 28, 2019)

By paying bail for people who can’t afford it, The Bail Project seeks to combat mass incarceration (May 14, 2019)

New Ralph Lauren ad campaign features polo players who learned to ride and play at Philly NGO (May 7, 2019)

Guns Down America gives 15 banks letter grades based primarily on their ties to firearms makers. How’s your bank doing? (April 4, 2019)

Thirty lawmakers from all sides of the political spectrum are co-sponsoring a bill to abolish the death penalty in Kentucky (March 22, 2019)

Anti-FMG campaigner Nimco Ali receives human rights award at this year’s Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy (March 9, 2019)

Report: The American Federation of Teachers is encouraging pensions to consider avoiding investments in companies that profit from mass incarceration (February 5, 2019)

Oxfam: 26 billionaires own the same wealth as the poorest 3.8 billion peopl e (January 20, 2019)

Pew study shows young conservative voters have progressive views (January 17, 2019)

American Academy of Pediatrics reports half as many children die from firearm injuries where gun laws are strictest (November 2, 2018)

Celebrate National Coming Out Day (Oct 11, 2018)

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad (October 5, 2018)

Pew: For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades (August 7, 2018)

Barack Obama gives 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture (July 17, 2018)

Study finds wealthy enjoy substantial tax breaks (June 8, 2021)

Bronco’s social justice fund awards grants (December 31, 2020)

Delaware elects first ever transgender state senator (November 3, 2020)

Major superstore working toward sustainable leadership (August 27, 2020)

Malone Mukwende, medical student, pens book on how doctors can better examine non-white skin (July 22, 2020)

With help of Maya Moore, after 20 years in prison, Jonathan Irons is freed (July 2, 2020)

First female officer at the Fed, Denver’s Madeline McWhinney Dale has died at 98 (June 29, 2020)

Dreamer’s and their supporters celebrate Supreme Court’s surprise DACA decision (June 18, 2020)

Raphael Bostic, first Black Federal Reserve President “racism constrains America’s economic potential” (June 12, 2020)

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has helped feed millions of children during Corona-lockdown (April 30, 2020)

Freedom House survey shows political freedoms and civil liberties are declining around the world (March 4, 2020)

After 328 days in space, Christina Koch’s rescue dog leaps in her arms (February 13, 2020)

Creating for-profit tech jobs for the poorest of the poor, Leila Janah, founder of Samasource, dies at 37 (January 24, 2020)

Abigail Disney speaks out on CA bill to tax excessive CEO pay (January 15, 2020)

RIP Medical Debt: with a $10K grant, NBA player Trae Young wipes out over $1 Million of medical debt (January 8, 2020)

Mom creates app to help find closest black Santa (December 17, 2019)

Animal cruelty is now a federal crime (November 15, 2019)

92-year-old who hid Jewish family during Holocaust meets Survivors’ grandchildren (November 3, 2019)

Restaurateur Steve Palmer focuses on mental health and self-care in the F&B industry through Ben’s Friends (November 1, 2019)

Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO releases memoir on standing up for stronger gun policies (October 25, 2019)

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed awarded Nobel Peace Prize for his work in restarting peace talks with Eritrea (October 11, 2019)

Kaiser Family Foundation study shows employer-based health insurance costs greatly outpace increased earnings (September 25, 2019)

Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad debuts children’s book (September 10, 2019)

In the midst of longest economic expansion, US income inequality is at 50 year high (September 10, 2019)

New York City’s Largest State Park opens, named in honor of the first elected black US Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (July 9, 2019)

Where only 5% of parents read and write, an Afghan school flourishes (June 27, 2019)

New poll shows majority of CO, PA, and MI voters strongly support citizenship for Dreamers (May 23, 2019)

This is the largest class of black women to graduate from West Point (May 8, 2019)

At LeBron James’ Akron I Promise public school, students are showing great results outpacing peers across the district (April 12, 2019)

Defy Colorado’s pitch event for prisoners raises $70,000 (April 4, 2019)

American Economic Association survey reveals deep evidence of gender and racial discrimination affecting women and minority economists (March 18, 2019)

More children are living in areas affected by armed conflict and war than at any time in more than 20 years, according to a new report published by Save the Children (February 14, 2019)

DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum poll shows declining faith in social mobility (January 21, 2019)

Around the world, coalitions are pushing back against anti-rights populists. Human Rights Watch Releases World Report 2019 (January 17, 2019)

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Seventy years ago this simple yet radical idea was enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Dec 10, 2018).

To achieve equality, companies must turn good intentions into concrete action. McKinsey releases 2018 Women in the Workplace Report (October 23, 2018)

Afghan Girls Robotics Team wins Silver Medal for “courageous achievement” (October 9, 2018)

2018 MacArthur Fellows Announced (Oct 4, 2018)

New Report Finds that More Americans, Particularly Children, are at Risk of Hunger (Aug 1, 2018)

Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice opens in Montgomery, AL (April 28, 2018)

Environment

Company awarded $30 million for forest restoration (July 3, 2021)

Upscale apparel brand to go fur free (June 27, 2021)

Just twenty firms produce most of world’s plastic (May 17, 2021)

High-speed travel with Virgin’s hyperloop pod (November 8, 2020)

Top sneaker brand makes 100% recyclable shoes (October 14, 2020)

Global action needed to slow impending mass wild life extinction (June 1, 2020)

On average an American family of four generates 6,500 pounds of trash each year (February 19, 2020)

Bank for International Settlements report details how climate change poses challenges for central banks, regulators and supervisors (January 24, 2020)

China announces plan to ban plastic bags in major cities by end-2020 (January 20, 2020)

Studies show air pollution reduces IQ (November 18, 2019)

Lancet reports children will disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change (November 13, 2019)

World scientists declare emergency for climate crisis and present mitigating factors to avoid “untold human suffering” (November 5, 2019)

New data estimates triple vulnerability and threat of globally rising sea-levels (October 29, 2019)

Two-thirds of bird species in North America are at risk of extinction because of the climate crisis according to new Audubon report (October 10, 2019)

Dire IPCC report warns oceans are becoming hotter, more acidic and less oxygen-rich (September 25, 2019)

If you want to be an eco-friendly traveler, consider carbon offsets (September 13, 2019)

Early results suggest California marine protected areas are a success (September 5, 2019)

July was Earth’s hottest month ever recorded (August 5, 2019)

Beverage companies fight hard to kill bottle deposit bills, despite their known benefits for greatly improving recycling rates and reducing litter (July 4, 2019)

Colorado environmental groups call for state-wide moratorium on new oil and gas drilling (May 21, 2019)

Wild Earth Guardians files pollution suit against Colorado oil, gas operators (May 3, 2019)

Study shows Great Barrier Reef is not too big to fail (April 3, 2019)

Around the world, youth skip school to demand action on climate change (March 15, 2019)

Scientists report ocean heat waves are destroying marine ecosystems (March 4, 2019)

Research finds westerners prioritize environmental protection (February 4, 2019)

Noises from air guns, ship sonar and general tanker traffic can cause the gradual or even outright death of sea creatures, yet such noises are expected to greatly increase (January 24, 2019)

NCAR: Although the world’s forests are storing more carbon, they are hardly keeping up with industrial carbon production (January 19, 2019)

Antarctica ice melt has accelerated by 280% in the last 4 decades (January 14, 2019)

Global carbon emissions projected to reach record high (December 5, 2018)

UN releases Special Report on Global Warming (October 8, 2018)

UN Advises “retiring” unsustainable pensions (June 27, 2018)

New UN standard highlight successful conservation efforts (July 28, 2021)

CO2 removal startup raises $6.2 million (June 30,2021)

Making widespread destruction of the environment illegal (June 22, 2021)

Biodegradable tableware replaces plastic (November 12, 2020)

Preserve nature to help prevent pandemics (October 29, 2020)

Future of flying: hydrogen-powered planes? (September 27, 2020)

Clean Ocean Sailing has removed 44,000 pounds of plastic waste from areas of land inaccessible by foot (March 23, 2020)

New Horizon’s spacecraft images provide evidence for how Earth might have formed four and a half billion years ago (February 13, 2020)

Kids are planting trees to help save the planet, scientists are recognizing it as one of the best climate change solutions (January 22, 2020)

“Make Black Friday Green Again” some brands opt out of B
lack Friday (November 27, 2019)

California government has (almost completely) stopped buying gas-powered cars (November 16, 2019)

After decades of slow progress, the race for fusion energy – an unlimited, safe and CO2-free energy source – is on (November 12, 2019)

Scientists at the IMF have calculated the value of a whale due to the important role they have in reducing CO2 (October 30, 2019)

Extensive efforts to save a nearly extinct species in Central Africa proved highly successful (October 29, 2019)

Ugandan-American Jessica Nabongo visits every country on earth - and is overwhelmed and saddened by plastic pollution (October 6, 2019)

Global student walkout for climate change in 150 countries with 600,000 youth participating in the US (September 20, 2019)

4 in 10 Americans say climate change is a “crisis” (September 13, 2019)

GM urged to join Ford, Honda, VW and BMW in deal with California for higher fuel efficiency standards (August 29, 2019)

Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in 12 hours, setting world record (July 29, 2019)

Canada bans captivity of whales and dolphins for entertainment (June 10, 2019)

Berkeley Scientists have made a plastic that can be easily recycled again and again (May 6, 2019)

Researchers found two new species of cold-water coral in undersea canyons off New England highlighting global warming concerns (April 9, 2019)

FARM Center featured in Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation (March 20, 2019)

Honey provides accurate air quality data (March 11, 2019)

Some Democrats formally call for a ‘Green New Deal’ (February 7, 2019)

More than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered (January 31, 2019)

Sixty-two percent of the public now understands that global warming is caused mostly by human activity according to Yale study (January 22, 2019)

Pentagon reports effects of a changing climate are a national security issue (January 18, 2019)

Slow Money Boulder provides 0% interest loans to Front Range farmers (December 13, 2018)

Climate scientists have some good news for a change. Global economies are growing at a much faster rate than their greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Global Carbon Project (December 5, 2018)

US plastic waste generation is increasing even as recycling is decreasing (October 4, 2018)

Eliza Griswold releases Amity and Prosperity (May 14, 2018).

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