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How The Christian Science Monitor is helping readers bridge the gap between content & action
The Christian Science Monitor has a legacy of reporting not just on global problems, but on effective solutions. It’s part …
ivoh Fellow Anna Claire Vollers brings us back to Sand Mountain
Proving that art can be the connective tissue in our fractured world, Anna Claire Vollers, 2017 ivoh Fellow and reporter for The …
Te Ata’ rises above stereotypes and reclaims Chickasaw narratives
During a pivotal scene of the new biopic “Te Ata,” the titular character goes on a date to the cinema. …
Welcome to Widowhood: Year Two
The new year changes everything, right? Resolutions are made and expectations are garnished with a rejuvenating spirit. Hope walks you …
Writer turns folklore into comics for Syria’s refugee youth
Of all the images emerging from Syria’s civil war, it was the children that unsettled writer A. David Lewis the …
DC Deaf Moviegoers promotes accessibility one open caption screening at a time
From the invention of the printing press to the emergence of streaming television, technological advances often bring media and entertainment …
How one nonprofit is helping create the next generation of Atlanta storytellers
In some parts of Atlanta nowadays, you can’t walk (or drive) too far without running into a film crew. In …
Welcome to Widowhood: For this I am thankful
On Thanksgiving morning in 2015, I woke up to a sun-soaked bedroom. Sergiusz, my husband of just over a month …
Standing To(get)her against guns
All morning, the women have been getting to know each other, painting their nails, eating breakfast. Soon, the destruction will …
How photographer Devin Allen helps Baltimore youth reclaim their narratives
It’s one of the most storied moments in a photographer’s career — that moment of epiphany that comes with owning …
Poets Reading the News: The healing power of journalism in verse
When the Las Vegas shooting happened a couple of weeks ago, U.S. media was awash with all sorts of headlines …
Community art project tells Pittsburgh residents: ‘You Belong’
Last April, amid a string of rejections and the isolation of solo work in a studio, artist Bob Ziller reached …