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Obama on Strengthening America

As we savor our last moments with Prez Obama, watching him expand some minds in Silicon Valley was one for the books. Don’t get us wrong, Obama loves innovators and big thinkers – Silicon Valley will likely be his new home after he leaves the Oval Office. But those who claim the government is irrevocably wrecked and that the answer…

Diversifying Silicon Valley

Laura Gómez is helping Silicon Valley overcome its biggest challenge: a lack of diversity in the workplace. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new,” says Laura. This mantra and fresh energy has led her to major successes in jobs at early-stage Youtube and Twitter and, now,…

Eyes Wide Open: Waking to the American Dream

We all know a new president is about to take the reigns. If it feels a bit like doomsday we get it, but plenty of badass Americans are keeping their head in the game to give us information and hold our leaders accountable. One of them is filmmaker Theo Rigby—certified ally of the people. Rigby and his team are spearheading a series…

Ana Erased The Mexican Border

SF-based painter and performance artist, Ana Teresa Fernández, donned her superhero costume – black cocktail dress and stilettos – and painted part of the US-Mexico border to look like the sky. “In Mexico we say, ‘It’s better to say you are sorry than to ask for permission,'” she told InTheMake. While she was painting the border, helicopters flew overhead and…

The Blaxicans of Los Angeles

Walter Thompson always felt like an enigma. Growing up with a Mexican mom and an African-American dad in South LA, he sometimes just didn’t know which culture he belonged to. He pursued this lingering question mark in college and, most recently, through the creation of a popular Instagram account called Blaxicans Of LA – based on extensive research on multi-racial identity.…

Remembering Major Taylor – Pro Biker Who Won First Race at Age 13

When an NYC pro racing team signed him in 1898 at age 19, bicycle racing was huge – consistently selling out Madison Square Garden. Major Taylor – a name he got in his early days performing bicycle tricks in full military garb – won his first race at 13. His then boss Louis “Birdie” Munger, a former pro cyclist and…