Photo by Markus Schreiber (AP) Article by Shannon Van Sant, via NPR A Swedish teenager had a stark message for global elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg spoke about climate change during a Thursday luncheon at the forum to an audience which included...
Photo by G.M.B. Akash (Panos Pictures/Redux) Article by Tim McDonnell, via National Geographic DHAKA, BANGLADESH -- Golam Mostafa Sarder starts every day before dawn, rising from a thin reed mat in the shed that he shares with fifteen roommates. Each has just enough space to lie flat. He dresses...
Photo by Kevin Durant Charity Foundation Article by Brian Witt, via NBC Sports Kevin Durant was not present at Warriors practice Wednesday night in Washington. Don't worry. He had a great excuse. Durant wasn't practicing because he had somewhere to be: the official opening of College Track at the Durant...
Photo courtesy of Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. Article by Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, via Face2Face Africa With so much focus on culture, history and preservation of originality, February 2019 has been declared Golden Reggae month in Jamaica. According to the Jamaica Gleaner, the celebration was declared and launched by the...
Photo by Charles Platiau (Reuters) Article by Melina Glusac, via INSIDER The beauty paradigm in the fashion world is slowly, but surely, shifting. This year, Rihanna's Savage x Fenty fashion show showcased a variety of body types, as more and more designers are choosing to highlight uniqueness over conformity. Models like Winnie...
Photo by Maurice Brand (Alamy) Article by Lindsey Galloway, via BBC For Swaziland’s 50th anniversary of independence from British rule last April, the country’s King Mswati III made a surprise announcement: the African country would no longer be called by its colonial name. Instead, the land would...
Bracelets from recycled guitar strings donated by over 150 famous musicians such as Eric Clapton, John Mayer and Joan Baez. Removed from the waste stream, the materials are handcrafted in Providence, RI and become one-of-a-kind memorabilia. Profits from the sales of these bracelets benefit any charity...
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. WHAT THEY DO Serve people whose lives have been upended by war, conflict and natural disasters. Work in countries...
Every product purchased funds the removal of one pound of trash from the ocean and coastlines. HISTORY The story begins when Alex and Andrew take a surf trip to Bali Indonesia that would inevitably change their lives and the fate of the ocean. Devastated by the amount...
Photo by László Balogh (Getty Images) Article by Emma Graham-Harrison, via The Guardian Thousands of protesters in Hungary braved snow and freezing temperatures on a march against Viktor Orbán’s rightwing government, denouncing harsh new legislation that has been dubbed the “slave law”. Passed in December, it allows companies...