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Cyan is an entrepreneur who sees her career as a way to pave new opportunities for the formerly invisible. She’s a freakin’ legend in the tech world, known for her prescient investments in a lotta today’s hot shots, like Uber and SpaceX. Now she’s an investor for Founders Fund, a big SF-based investing company. She’s a smart cookie, and a…
She slayed the world of Tejano music – a previously male-dominated genre – and was the first female to win a Grammy in it. Not only that, but Selena was a feminist and philanthropist in her own right. She was very active in the Texas school system, advocating for students to finish high school, and also worked to support women who…
If the constant barrage of bad news has got you feeling like running for the northern border you’re in good company. Teen Vogue’s Jessica Goudeau has the trick to keep standing up without wearing down. Microresistances — a response to those subtle incidents of discrimination called microaggressions —are small actions that when made on the daily chip away at big problems.…
Resilient Coders believes that – no matter their history – every kid deserves a fair shake at success. They’re hacking the opportunity gap by leading Boston youth of all backgrounds down the pretty path of code. Here’s how they do it: mentorship, rigorous bootcamps, and a program called ‘the Lab’ where they pair bootcamp grads with experts to work on…
No fancy phones. No apps. Arianna Gil and Sheyla Grullon – founders of NYC’s Brujas skate crew – are building a community of strong, lady heshers the old school way. Face to face and scar to scar. Born and raised in the city, Arianna and Sheyla started Brujas to carve out a space for women in the male-dominated world of…
Fox News told the story of Juan Carlos, a father of three, and the effort of the West Frankfort, Illinois, a community he’s served for over a decade. If you ask residents of the coal-mining town whether they support Trump’s controversial crackdown on undocumented immigrants, they’d all cheer. But the conservative community members did all they could to help the…
Last year, Utah’s Republican Governor Gary Herbert took to social media to reject Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric. Utah is, as many know, the central hub for the Church of Latter Day Saints (aka Mormons). About 150 years ago, they were persecuted for their religious practices. Today, they speak clearly when they say NO to the Muslim ban, and YES to helping…
Skid Row is a neighborhood in LA known for being a ‘dumping ground’ for homeless people. Today it houses the largest stable homeless population in the world. Skidrow Coffee is a neighborhood pop-up coffee shop and job training program for people of low-income. Working in collaboration with Bar Nine roastery, they serve impeccable caffeinated delights to the local community and greater…
Joanna Toro’s series “The Dressing Room” documents the lives of New York’s queer Latinx community. Her shots capture intimate moments backstage at drag shows and on the streets working for social change. As an ally, Joanna feels the need to highlight this spirited group to the greater Latinx community. “I began to teach myself about their challenges,” she tells the…
Rebecca Fried has guts. At age 14 she challenged the research of Richard Jensen, a historian and former University of Illinois Professor, who claimed that anti-Irish discrimination in America was a myth. He said ‘No Irish Need Apply’ signs and newspaper ads were almost non-existent in the 1840’s – 1920’s. Rebecca proved him wrong. She poked around on the web…
