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The act of giving has benefits that not only impact the receiver of goodwill but also the giver. As well as making a person feel good there are many health benefits to acts of charity.
Read about different kinds of activism.
Myles Eckert paid it forward with a $20 bill. His act of kindness led to many people wanting to repay him. Donations topped more than a quarter of a million dollars and led to the foundation of a charity for children who have lost parents to war.
Review this collection of TED talks on social change; covering topics like justice, freedom, and the collective good.
In honor of Black History Month, read about these six historical figures.
Listen to accessibility champion Jane Velkovski explain why assistive technologies should be made more available to everyone who needs them.
Ralph Lazo, a Mexican American, recognized the injustice of Japanese internment during World War II. He voluntarily stood in solidarity with his Japanese friends in their internment camp, leaving a legacy of bravery.
Learn about the guard change ceremony and why this one was so important.
Read what youth climate activists such as Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg had to say at the Youth4Climate summit.
Watch the video to hear what the Nobel prize-winning activist has to say.
Peruse this Human Rights Watch page and find a topic that most interests you. Watch the video and discuss or report what you learned.
Read about how six-year-old Ruby Bridges advanced the civil rights cause when she became the first Black student to integrate a southern elementary school.
Before he was a Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall argued the Brown v. Board of Education case, achieving an end to legal school segregation.
Fifty years before the Civil Rights Movement, Barbara Pope boarded a train and challenged Virginia’s Jim Crow Law.
Watch this short TED video about the brave women who lead an underground revolution against one of the worst dictators in the Dominican Republic’s history.
The Indian government is proposing reforms to modernize the country’s agricultural industry. Indian farmers continue to protest these changes. Watch the video and skim the article that follows to learn more.
Prison inmates decided to pool their earnings together to support a high school student facing some difficult times.
Read about what these students have achieved through their continued activism.
Malala Yousafzai almost lost her life for her advocacy of girls’ education. Watch this short video to learn how she grew up to became a social activist and what she has accomplished.
Sesame Street is teaching children to stand up against racism in some of their newest episodes.
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