🌍 Activism

• 🏞️John Muir's Quest to Save the Great Outdoors

  The Sierra sunrise that sparked John Muir's quest.

• 🕊️Bayard Rustin Marches Free

  Pacifist Bayard Rustin marches free this week in 1946. Fresh from prison, his path leads to Gandhi and mentoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• 🗳️Reconstruction IV - Voting Rights At Last

  A century after the 15th Amendment, the Civil Rights movement challenges Congress to finally deliver on the promise of voting rights for all Americans.

• ✊Claudette Colvin Didn't Give Up Her Seat

  The 15-year-old arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat nine months before Rosa Parks' famous act.

• 🤔Thanksgiving Reconsidered

  Reconsider Thanksgiving's history by exploring the Wampanoag story and a crucial 1970 protest challenging the traditional narrative.

• 🏳Two Fathers, One Fight

  Two fathers challenge norms and win adoption rights for gay couples, celebrating their love with a groundbreaking Father’s Day wedding in 1998.

• Sojourner's Truth

  In 1851 Akron, Sojourner Truth delivers a powerful speech at the Women's Rights Convention, demanding true inclusion for *all* women.

• ✊Fighting for 504

  Uncover the longest non-violent occupation of a US federal building, where disability activists demanded enforcement of Section 504 civil rights in 1977.

• ✊🏿Sitting In for Civil Rights

  Explore the Greensboro sit-ins where four brave freshmen challenged segregation at Woolworth's. Hear the story via the HISTORY podcast I fact-checked.

• 🔗Writers and Intellectuals Under Threat

  A New Toolkit for Activists Fighting to Document Repression and Protect Free Expression

• 🗳️Freedom Summer, 1964

  Freedom Summer, 1964, a pivotal turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Get insights from fact-checking a History Channel podcast episode.

• 🌍Portfolio | ZanaAfrica

  Reflecting on a meaningful design journey for ZanaAfrica, a nonprofit focused on impactful messaging.

• 🏷️“What’s your name?”

  Reflecting on the struggle of identity and the pressure to conform in the job market.

• 🎄Attacking consumerism in the wrong place

  A humorous take on defending Christmas consumption against its critics.

• 🎶Call + Response

  A powerful look into modern slavery and the fight for justice through music and activism, featuring insights from notable figures.

• 🗳️We the People, by the Staple Singers

  Reflecting on civic responsibility and the power of thought in decision-making, this post features the Staple Singers' poignant message in “We the People.”

• 📱Mobile phones and the flood

  In the wake of devastating floods, mobile phones have emerged as a vital tool for rescue and communication in Bihar, India.

• 🚦A sofa revolution

  A story of neighbors taking matters into their own hands to improve their community by slowing down traffic in Delft.