Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died
Source: npr
Learn more about the legacy of Bernice Johnson Reagon, remembered for her activism, musicianship, and courage.
Culture & Society
Video shows isolated Amazon tribe emerge from rain forest in Peru amid threat from loggers
Source: USA Today
Logging in the Amazon rainforest could threaten the health and wellbeing of an isolated tribe known as the Mashco Piro people.
This year’s Olympic flame isn’t a flame at all—and that’s a good thing
Source: Fast Company
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris had a goal of being the most environmentally-friendly games in history. One way to meet this goal was by asking the question: “What if the Olympic flame looked like a flame, but wasn’t one?” Learn how engineers came up with the illusion at the heart of the Olympic Games
The piece of Paris in this year’s Olympic medals
Source: NBC
The bronze, silver and gold medals won at this year’s Olympics are a unique piece of Paris itself – each is embedded with an original piece of iron from the Eiffel Tower.
When Did Girls Start Wearing Pink?
Source: Smithsonian
Blue is for boys and pink is for girls. Or are they? Read about how the colors associated with gender have changed over time.
Embracing My Chinese-American Identity
Source: The New York Times
An Rong Xu describes how she uses photography and art to explore Chinese-American culture, and what it means to her.
8 Amazing Inventions by Immigrants
Source: Envoy
Did you know that a popular brand of American cheese was invented by an immigrant from Canada? Learn more about this and seven other surprising, everyday inventions by Americans from different regions of the world in this brief article.
9 Intrepid Women Explorers
Source: History
Read about the extraordinary lives and feats of 9 remarkable women.
Ten Ways to Fight Hate
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center
A civil rights organization shares practical tips for creating unity in the face of conflict.
Psychology says you need to achieve these 3 goals to become an adult
Source: Business Insider
Clark University Professor of Psychology Jeffrey Jensen Arnett has conducted polls to gather information regarding people’s ideas about adulthood. According to his findings, what are the three most important signs that you’ve reached adulthood? Read to find out.