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Ziggy Marley’s new song “Mons Vaticanus”

Ziggy Marley's new song, "Mons Vaticanus" is now available on all streaming platforms and YouTube! After reports of misconduct throughout religious organizations, Ziggy was inspired to shed light on these difficult topics. Much like Bob Marley, Ziggy is unafraid to fight for what he believes...

Marijuana Reform Should Focus On Inequality

Image by Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty. Article by Sarah Milov, via The Atlantic. Especially because Americans of color have borne the brunt of the drug war, they deserve to share in the marijuana boom now taking hold across the country. And if America’s long...

6-Year-Old Says No To Bullying With Sweet Back-To-School Shirt

Image by Unfading adornments (Facebook), via HuffPost Article by Caroline Bologna, Huffpost A 6-year-old boy named Blake is highlighting the power of kindness and friendship just in time for back-to-school season. Last week, Blake’s mother, Nikki Rajahn, posted a photo of her son wearing a shirt that says “I...

Shining a Light on the Other Half of Humanity

I like to know what’s going on in the world—I read the news online most of the time. And yeah, I was getting some news, or as I call it, half the story. But, it dawned on me that all I was being fed was...

10 models who are breaking barriers in the fashion industry

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...

How a country reclaimed its rightful name

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...

No Other Congress Has Ever Looked Like This…

Photo via CNN.com (Getty Images) Article by By Clare Foran and Phil Mattingly, via CNN Washington (CNN) — The 116th class of Congress broke barriers before its members even set foot in Washington. One example: Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and the first Somali-American member of Congress, noted...