Caring for Immigrant Caregivers
As the population gets a little older and a little sicker each year, disabled and older Americans rely more and more on home health aides… Nationally, 28% of the direct care workforce and 31% of home health aides are born outside the US.
Breaking the Ramadan Fast in Quarantine
The evening meal is usually a time for community, but this year, Muslims have to adapt.
How COVID-19 Swept Through a Dense Massachusetts City
North of Boston, the packed city of Chelsea has been hit hard by the coronavirus. Now, as the cases begin to level off, host Robin Young checks in with City Manager Tom Ambrosino. (audio)
Maintaining Mental Health During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The Steve Fund is aware of the impact that COVID-19 (coronavirus) is having on the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color, including adolescents, college students, and young adults and their families. As our nation confronts this public health crisis, The Steve Fund is sharing information and tips to help young people […]
Ailey dancers perform and excerpt from ‘Lazarus,’ together while apart
The Ailey dancers may be not be in the same place at this moment in time, but they are still finding ways to dance together. In this video, they perform an excerpt of Rennie Harris’ “Lazarus.”
What the World Needs Now
Just a little something to brighten your day. What started as an idea on my flight home from college ended in a collaboration with some of the most incredible people. I couldn’t be more grateful. Please share to help us promote positivity and optimism while we need it most.
What Americans Are Doing Now is Beautiful
The public’s response to the coronavirus will stand as a remarkable moment of national mobilization.
This Morning I Pray for My Enemies – Joy Harjo
And whom do I call my enemy? An enemy must be worthy of engagement. I turn in the direction of the sun and keep walking. It’s the heart that asks the question, not my furious mind. The heart is the smaller cousin of the sun. It sees and knows everything. It hears the gnashing even […]
I’m a Black Feminist. I Think Call-Out Culture Is Toxic.
There are better ways of doing social justice work.
Calling Out Callout Culture
Labels help us feel like we understand our world. They also are rarely well received from whoever we consider the ‘other.’… How do we break this us-versus-them mentality, especially these days? For that matter, do we want to break it or are we afraid to peel back these labels and see the person underneath?