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Alphabet Rockers: Kids’ Music Group Dedicated to Justice, Kindness and Rocking Out

This is the question Tommy Shepherd and Kaitlin McGaw – founders of justice-oriented kids’ music group Alphabet Rockers – ask themselves over and over. As award-winning artists and parents, they know hip-hop can be a catalyst for conversation, connection and a culture of freedom. That’s why they make music that gets kids thinking about how to be good humans. Thousands…

September 21, 2017 No Comments

First Sustainable ‘Agrihood’ Gives Free Produce to 2,000 Detroit Residents

One of Earth’s greatest challenges today is finding ways to give everyone access to nutritious and sustainable food. We know – small countryside farms. But how can we work with what we have today to generate sustainable grub? Let’s talk *agrihood*, a new concept that promotes a localized relationship between living, eating, and working. It’s not new age mumbo jumbo,…

September 20, 2017 No Comments

Nine-Year-Old Building Shelters for the Homeless

Fort wrestled with the idea of homelessness at age 5. Ever since she noticed a homeless person in Kitsapp County, Washington, Hailey Fort has dedicated her childhood to helping people who don’t have homes. She couldn’t understand why some people didn’t have a place to stay and she wanted to do something about it. “I think everyone should have a…

September 19, 2017 No Comments

Airbnb for Seniors

The Freebird Club is not, as you might expect, a collection of those loud guys from every concert ever discussing ways to get bands to actually play Freebird. It’s an Airbnb-like startup promoting travel and social connection among a demographic often overlooked by the tech crowd – seniors. The club’s members are all age 50+ and host or stay with…

September 15, 2017 No Comments

DACA’s End Spells Trouble For American Innovation

As we wait to see how Congress will deal with the possible end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and restrictions on immigration become more stringent than they’ve ever been, we are beginning to wonder how different our country’s future may be. The National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) – a non-partisan, non-profit focused on policy research – published a…

September 12, 2017 No Comments

Shawshank Redemption Actor Reduces Recidivism Through Drama Program

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…

August 19, 2017 No Comments

Napa Valley Winery Embraces Mexican Tradition

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…

July 14, 2017 No Comments

Texas Dad Stands Up for Trans Son

There’s a video of a speech he gave a while back (published by prolific LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Texas) that’s now going viral. Ballard talks about discovering that his trans son, Ashur Ballard, had attempted suicide. Realizing that Ashur was truly a boy, Ballard says, “Was I gonna try to be a bully? Was I gonna try to put him…

July 11, 2017 No Comments

LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Law Succeeds in Federal Courts

This had discrimination written all over it so she took the issue to court and in April celebrated a victory. Under the umbrella of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, federal courts have ruled that LGBTQ employees cannot be discriminated against in the workplace due to their sexual orientation or gender. This came as a somewhat surprising triumph – of the…

July 11, 2017 No Comments

Former Monk Creates Meditation App ‘Headspace’ to Help Us Slow Down

Andy Puddicombe – Buddhist monk and the founder of the tech startup, Headspace – is a busy guy. He’s been featured in every magazine ever – well, almost – has written two books, and has his own TED Talk. Oh, and a degree in Circus Arts. Really, that’s a thing. After a string of hard-knocks led him to realize a…

July 1, 2017 No Comments

First Sustainable ‘Agrihood’ Gives Free Produce to 2,000 Detroit Residents

Nine-Year-Old Building Shelters for the Homeless

Airbnb for Seniors

DACA’s End Spells Trouble For American Innovation

Shawshank Redemption Actor Reduces Recidivism Through Drama Program

Napa Valley Winery Embraces Mexican Tradition

Texas Dad Stands Up for Trans Son

LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Law Succeeds in Federal Courts

Former Monk Creates Meditation App ‘Headspace’ to Help Us Slow Down

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