What events took place before America’s schools were finally integrated? What did the Supreme Court have to say about discrimination along the way to the Brown decision? Check this handy timeline to find out.
Category Archives: Guided by a Cause
How Cesar Chavez Changed the World
Through hard work and dedication, Cesar Chavez created a labor union for farm workers. His intense desire to make things right came from his own struggles as a child of farm workers.
7 Scientific Facts About the Benefit of Doing Good
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.
26 Types of Activism To Know (Plus Examples)
Read about different kinds of activism.
Ohio boy’s $20 investment in kindness yields big return
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.
Social Change
Review this collection of TED talks on social change; covering topics like justice, freedom, and the collective good.
6 Black Heroes of the Civil War
In honor of Black History Month, read about these six historical figures.
The life-changing power of assistive technology
Listen to accessibility champion Jane Velkovski explain why assistive technologies should be made more available to everyone who needs them.
Meet the Hero: Ralph Lazo
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.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier had its first all-female guard change in history
Learn about the guard change ceremony and why this one was so important.
Young activists bemoan climate inaction, demand more say
Read what youth climate activists such as Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg had to say at the Youth4Climate summit.
Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders to take urgent action on Afghanistan
Watch the video to hear what the Nobel prize-winning activist has to say.
Human Rights Watch: Videos and Photos
Peruse this Human Rights Watch page and find a topic that most interests you. Watch the video and discuss or report what you learned.
Remembering History: Ruby Bridges
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.
Thurgood Marshall
Before he was a Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall argued the Brown v. Board of Education case, achieving an end to legal school segregation.
Barbara Pope was the Rosa Parks of D.C., but her story was mostly forgotten
Fifty years before the Civil Rights Movement, Barbara Pope boarded a train and challenged Virginia’s Jim Crow Law.
Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered?
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.
Farmers across India have been protesting for months. Here’s why:
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.
A high school student needed help with tuition, so an unlikely group stepped up: prison inmates
Prison inmates decided to pool their earnings together to support a high school student facing some difficult times.
Decatur students get historic marker approved to memorialize MLK’s arrest, release
Read about what these students have achieved through their continued activism.