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Deedra Abboud, long-time lawyer and first-time political candidate, is a Muslim-American running for a 2018 Arizona Senate seat. A recent campaign video published on her Facebook page received a slew of offensive comments. Ironically, the attacks drew more media attention to her campaign than ever before and people from both sides of the aisle are now in her corner. Her…
Every so often we like to take a second and remind ourselves that all things change, and it is often good and always enlightening. Sylvan Esso, our favorite band at the moment, make change a constant. The 2 that make up the duo were both prolific folk musicians before they met. Then, “We went out for grilled cheese sandwiches and…
We know you know this guy. You probably suffered a bad case of jaw-drop from Tim Robbins’ lead role in Shawshank Redemption. Well, maybe you didn’t know that he’s an activist and an awesome one at that. His current passion is working to reduce recidivism and prison violence. No doubt this is a tall and daunting task. How, might you…
When news of growing racial tensions went public Boston Latin High School’s image took a hit. Senior Phillip Sossou didn’t think reporters told the full story of the school he’s grown to love, so he drew his own. He scraped together photos of all of his classmates and then he drew them. Like, he spent four months secretly sketching 411 charcoal…
Amelia Moran Ceja is the president of an award-winning winery in Napa Valley. Not only is she the first Mexican-American woman ever to carry that title, but her life story that led up to it is pretty special. Ceja is from Jalisco, Mexico, and moved to California with her pops as a kid to pick grapes. What the family lacked…
He said funding the arts shouldn’t be a priority. But then something happened. Kansas City Mayor Sly James responded with his own public letter, saying that art is very much a priority. “The arts are vital to our city’s collective personality and history and we must support this industry if we wish to remain a world-class city that welcomes and…
BART’s (Bay Area Rapid Transit) most recent campaign “Bay Area Rides Together” gets loud and proud about inclusivity. Their posters in stores, businesses, and BART cars all over the Bay rep the quote “On this train, everyone is welcome.” Hundreds of thousands of riders see this everyday. “[The public] wanted us to reaffirm that BART is a safe place for…
When Hollywood starts showing people like her as someone to strive for, we know a shift is taking place. Patty Jenkins, the director of the movie that has us swooning, is the superhero behind the superhero. “I wasn’t directing a woman, I was just directing a hero,” Jenkins told the New York Times. “I wanted to tell a story about…
Food stamps, an assistance program enacted in the 60s, helps more than 40 million Americans afford groceries. For many, this is the factor that determines whether a kid gets to eat that day. Trump’s budget cuts the program by more than 25%. That’s about 10 million fellow Americans who will be going to bed hungry. In an article for Christianity Today,…
David Delmar, founder and executive producer of Resilient Coders knows that sustainable social justice can’t be achieved just by charity – economic empowerment is the ticket. Talent doesn’t always equal success. From the get-go, even the most ambitious people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and young adults of less economic advantage don’t have equal access to education, exposure, and opportunity. Resilient…
