social justice

Celebrity, Pop Culture, Uncategorized

‘The Pitt’ star Noah Wyle gives a refreshingly nuanced take on celebrity activism

Annie Reneau

8/29/2025
Homeowners celebrate the completion of their new home in Cambodia's Siem Reap Province alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff.

In Partnership With Habitat For Humanity →

Culture, Family

A safe, stable home can change lives for the better. Here’s how Habitat for Humanity wants to make that possible for everyone.

Sarah Watts

3/25/2026
Photo credit: ‘Rebel Hearts’/Discovery Plus – Nuns from the The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary march in a 1960s protest

Movies, Pop Culture, Top Splash

How a group of ‘badass’ nuns became the heart and soul of a beloved Los Angeles film festival

Kathryn Ross

7/24/2025
Photo credit: Greg Sullivan – These stacks are easy enough to grasp, but the two in the back will blow your mind.

Education, Policy

Unique visualization of the wealth gap shows what your salary looks like stacked in $5 bills

Greg Sullivan

3/26/2025
Photo credit: @lainey.molnar/Instagram – "We are just humans, multifaceted and fascinating."

Internet, Pop Culture, Popular

8 comics that perfectly capture society’s ridiculous expectations for women

Heather Wake

4/7/2024
Photo credit: CBS Evening News|YouTube – Wrongfully convicted man meets long-time penpal.

Friendship, Joy, Popular

Two friends met for the first time when one was freed after being wrongfully convicted

Jacalyn Wetzel

4/26/2023
Photo credit: PBS News Hour/YouTube – The world bids a sad farewell to Dr. Paul Farmer, champion of global health equity.

Health, Wellness

Global health equity champion Paul Farmer was a great doctor, but an even better human being

Annie Reneau

2/25/2022
Photo credit: commons.wikimedia.org – Welsh actor Michael Sheen.

Culture, Heroes, Popular, Wellness

Michael Sheen explains why he decided to become a ‘not-for-profit’ Hollywood actor

Heather Wake

12/10/2021
Photo credit: Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash – 2021's word of the year is…

Culture

Dictionary.com’s ‘word of the year for 2021’ is here, and it’s surprisingly perfect

Heather Wake

12/7/2021
Photo credit: Array – Array

Culture, Equality, Heroes, Popular, Top Splash

After their BLM flag was torn in two, an anonymous neighbor left them the perfect note

Paula Fitzgibbons

10/25/2021
Photo credit: Padma Lakshmi/Twitter – Elijah McClain

Culture, Democracy, Popular

The officers who killed Elijah McClain have been indicted and now face criminal charges

Annie Reneau

9/1/2021
Photo credit: Photo by munshots on Unsplash – Array

Democracy, Popular

The 4 ex-cops connected to George Floyd’s murder have been indicted by a federal grand jury

Annie Reneau

5/7/2021
Photo credit: via Wikimedia Commons and Goalsetter – Array

Popular

NFL star Malcolm Jenkins is working to bridge the ethnic wealth gap by giving kids real money to invest

Tod Perry

4/20/2021
Photo credit: President Biden/Twitter, Yamiche Alcindor/Twitter – Array

Democracy, Equality, Popular, Top Splash

President Biden signed four historic executive actions promoting racial equity into law

Annie Reneau

1/27/2021
Photo credit: Canva, u/beerbellybegone/Reddit – Array

Culture, Equality, Popular

A useful response to the bigoted copy-and-paste post your acquaintances keep sharing

Annie Reneau

8/24/2020
Photo credit: Thomas R. Petersen / Twitter – Array

Culture, Popular

The NFL needs to suspend DeSean Jackson immediately for posting anti-Semitic, fake Hitler quotes

Tod Perry

7/8/2020