The Historical Legacy of JuneteenthOn “Freedom’s Eve,” or the eve of January 1, 1863, the first Watch Night services took place. On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country...READ MORE
‘Law & Order: SVU’ star Mariska Hargitay’s rape kit backlog campaign marks legislative wins in all 50 statesAfter 16 years, the End the Backlog campaign has successfully driven rape kit reform legislation in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Maine became the final state to enact at least one of...READ MORE
Activists paid for the Voting Rights Act in blood. The supreme court has undermined itThe supreme court paved the way for racial discrimination in voting, 60 years after Martin Luther King Jr and thousands of other movement leaders bled, marched and mobilized for Congress to outlaw it. This is...READ MORE
The supreme court’s voting rights decision is a death knell for American democracyIs America a democracy? The term implies an equality of rights and dignity among citizens, a collective and uniform right of individuals to participate in self-government and to shape the laws that rule them. In...READ MORE
She set out to become a clinical psychologist. Now she’s leading a U.S. movement to save scienceNineteen days into the second administration of Donald Trump, Colette Delawalla reached her limit. The 30-year-old budding clinical psychologist and mother of a toddler had been eager to finish her dissertation and launch a scientific...READ MORE
Jungle KeepersAfter more than a decade of work on the ground and research, Jungle Keepers has provided proof of concept of what it takes to sustainably protect more than 77,000 acres of land. For more than...READ MORE
Social media star Shirley Raines dies after years helping homeless in L.A.Raines was known as “Ms Shirley”, to her more than 5 million TikTok followers and to the people who regularly lined up for the food, beauty treatments and hygiene supplies she brought to Los Angeles’...READ MORE
The Committee for the First AmendmentFree speech is not partisan—it is the cornerstone of democracy, the lifeblood of art, and a global beacon for freedom. History has taught us: silence is complicity, and solidarity is our only defense. The Committee...READ MORE
Governor Newsom announces free entry to California State Parks on MLK DayDonald Trump scrapped free entry to National Parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, replaced it with his own birthday, and is erasing civil rights history. California won’t follow that path. As California soon celebrates...READ MORE
‘Law & Order: SVU’ star Mariska Hargitay’s rape kit backlog campaign marks legislative wins in all 50 states
