Kayla Montgomery: Young runner’s brave battle with MS
Source: CNN
Champion runner Kayla Montgomery refuses to let Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis halt her running career. Read about her here.
Culture & Society
Bitter Sweets
Source: The New York Times
Bill Cheng writes about what it is like to be an A.B.C.: an American-Born Chinese. Read about his struggles to belong and feelings of being an outsider.
Cesar Chavez
Source: Biography
Labor organizer Cesar Chavez was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for working to improve working and living conditions for migrant farm workers. Learn how he found the courage to speak out, organize a farm workers’ union, and lead nonviolent marches and boycotts of California table grape growers.
Navajos share stories about their past, the world
Source: The Arizona Republic
In Phoenix, Arizona, a new program allows people to learn about Navajo traditions and stories. Children and their families hear traditional Navajo stories that help them learn more about their roots.
COVID-19’s essential workers deserve hazard pay
Source: The Brookings Institution
What’s the definition of an essential worker? How much should essential workers be paid? Read about some of the options and opinions around “hero pay.”
What is the future for travel and migration in age of COVID-19?
Source: The Guardian
Whether it’s an epic journey or a nice vacation, travel restrictions may change the way we move around the globe for a long time to come.
Freedom and privacy in the time of coronavirus
Source: The Brookings Institution
A global epidemic doesn’t only provide medical challenges; it also forces countries to re-evaluate the freedoms and limitations of their people.
13 Everyday Habits That Could (and Should) Change Forever After Coronavirus
Source: Reader’s Digest
Read predictions about ways the coronavirus might permanently alter our culture.
Virtual Dance Parties Are Popular. What’s Behind Their Rise?
Source: National Geographic
During the coronavirus outbreak, people can’t get together to dance in person. But they can still maintain a connection online to avoid feeling isolated.
Land O’ Lakes replaces Native American woman logo, touts farmer-owned credentials instead
Source: CNN
For nearly a century, a butter company’s logo featured a drawing of a Native American woman. Find out why that logo has finally changed.