The Matriarchs Who Helped Seattle鈥檚 Urban Native Population
鈥淗elping fellow Native people became the most powerful medicine the service league dispensed for healing a generation of wounded spirits.鈥�
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Finding Freedom in Black Motherhood
鈥淚 know I鈥檓 the best mother when I start from the inside out.鈥�
How Do We Make City Streets Safer?
Car accidents and violent police incidents have made L.A. streets among the deadliest in the nation. One organization is advocating for solutions.
The Blood Behind Britain鈥檚 Bling
For South Asians, King Charles III鈥檚 coronation obscures a horror-filled history of mass atrocities, famines, and subjugation.
The Power of Humor in Indigenous Activism
Native activists are using comedy to fight cultural invisibility and structural oppression.
Afghan Women Use Art to Resist the Taliban
As public spaces for women continue to diminish each day, some Afghan women have transformed a corner of their own homes into a battleground to resist the Taliban鈥檚 oppressive rule.
Indigenous Women Remain Unbroken
Native journalist Angela Sterritt highlights the strength and brilliance of Indigenous women as she investigates the cases of those who have gone missing or been murdered.
Good Care for Good Trouble
Three ways to practice community care for movement organizers, unionizers, and other folks on the ground keeping good trouble going.
ACLU Sues Montana Over Anti-Trans Law
Keegan Medrano, policy director at the ACLU of Montana, speaks with 猫咪社区! Racial Justice and Civil Liberties Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on Rising Up With Sonali about the Montana bill banning gender-affirming treatment for minors.
Visions of Indigenous Futures
The project began with a number: 562. It was the number of federally recognized tribes in the United States when photographer Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) quit her job, packed
Pushing Back Against Loosening Child Labor Laws
Multiple state bills are undoing protections against child labor, but some groups are pushing back.
Harry Belafonte鈥檚 Legacy of Social Change
The late singer, actor, and activist leveraged his stardom in service of justice in the civil rights era and beyond.
A Remedy for Corruption on the High Court
Justice Clarence Thomas鈥檚 newly revealed dealings likely broke the law. Amid calls for his resignation are demands to expand the court.
Arab Americans Are Not a Monolith
April is Arab American Heritage Month, but do most non-Arabs in the U.S. truly understand just how much racial and religious diversity there is in this community?
Turmoil in Tennessee Makes Case for Multiracial Democracy
For 鈥淩ising Up with Sonali,鈥� 猫咪社区! Racial Justice editor Sonali Kolhatkar interviews Lisa Sherman Luna, Executive Director of Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition Votes, and DaMareo Cooper, Co-Executive Director of Center for Popular Democracy Action.
Decolonizing Black Women鈥檚 Health Through Land Reparations
Land stewardship can be a powerful tool in addressing intergenerational trauma, especially for Black women.
Can Paying Parents Lead to Healthier Children?
It was like money falling from the sky. Except the city of Los Angeles would be sending it to her in a debit card every month. A thousand dollars. To
A Documentary Follows a Malawian Farmer Seeking Climate Justice
For 鈥淩ising Up with Sonali,鈥� 猫咪社区! Racial Justice editor Sonali Kolhatkar interviews producer, director, and activist Raj Patel.
Why Intergenerational Thinking Is Essential to Heal the Planet
As humankind grapples with climate change, communities around the world show what鈥檚 possible by planning hundreds of years ahead.
Reclaiming Safe Abortion Access in Haiti
Haitian feminists are battling centuries of patriarchal norms in their fight for abortion rights using creative means including underground networks, political activism, and art.
Diversifying Hollywood From the Ground Up
Despite years of progress, Hollywood is still majority white, male, and able-bodied, especially in leadership. A new effort is trying to seed the industry with more disabled people, especially disabled Black women creatives.
Transphobia and Allyship on Trans Day of Visibility
For 鈥淩ising Up with Sonali,鈥� 猫咪社区! Racial Justice editor Sonali Kolhatkar interviews Carl Charles, senior attorney in the Southern Regional Office of Lambda Legal; Ebony Harper, founder and executive director of California TRANScends; and Maebe A. Girl, a congressional candidate running for California鈥檚 30th Congressional District.
Asserting Identity: An Afro-Indigenous Community Demands Recognition
Black Seminoles in the U.S. have long struggled against erasure and exclusion. Now, a recent reunion in Florida offers momentum for progress.
A Clean, Green Ramadan
A new push for Islamic environmentalism has individuals, organizations, and institutions joining together for a greener Ramadan.
Tiny Bus, Big Opportunities for Immigrant Kids
El Busesito (鈥渢he little bus鈥�) is a preschool on wheels that delivers free early childhood and family engagement programs to Latino immigrant families in Colorado鈥檚 Roaring Fork Valley.
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