Labor Wars in the U.S.
Source: PBS
This detailed timeline describes several key conflicts in the historic struggle between prosperous industrialists and the workers whose labor drove their profits.
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Achieving A Gender Just World: Thought Leaders Provide Actionable Ways To Break Through Equality’s Biggest Barriers
Source: Forbes
Men and women are still not guaranteed equal rights in the U.S. Constitution Read about concrete actions which thought leaders suggest we take in order to achieve equality.
Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” jabs, flips Asian American film cliches
Source: AP News
Asian American actors feel like they’re finally getting the representation they deserve.
Deep sea diving…in a wheelchair
Source: TED
Watch Sue Austin challenge what it means to use a wheelchair in her underwater adventure.
California families relay harrowing escape from Afghanistan
Source: AP News
Read about their experiences as they plead for the rescue of those still trapped in Afghanistan.
Young activists bemoan climate inaction, demand more say
Source: PBS
Read what youth climate activists such as Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg had to say at the Youth4Climate summit.
Banks Warned That Crypto Could Replace Dollar Within Five Years
Source: Futurism
Is cryptocurrency a fad or here to stay? Read about recent survey results that say it’s not only here to stay, but dollars may become a thing of the past.
In 1865, thousands of Black South Carolinians signed a 54-foot-long freedom petition
Source: Washington Post
Read about some of the objects on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Black Theater Artists Are Helping Shakespeare Speak To More Diverse Audiences
Source: npr
Read about the importance of racially inclusive casting in the world of Shakespearian theatre.
Teens around the world are lonelier than a decade ago. The reason may be smartphones.
Source: Washington Post
Read about how smart phones and social media impact the social lives of teens.