MenEngage Video Shows How Old-School Gender Norms Hold Everyone Back
“You’re a man. Whoever the woman is, it’s their responsibility to listen to what you say.” That’s how one man defines masculinity in a new video created by MenEngage.Org, an alliance of over 600...
View ArticlePolice Settle Suit Over Use Of Tear Gas During Missouri Protests
March 26 (Reuters) – Three Missouri police agencies have agreed to restrict the use of tear gas as part of a settlement of a lawsuit alleging that officers used heavy-handed tactics to quell protests...
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NCAA Schools Can Absolutely Afford To Pay College Athletes, Economists Say
A growing chorus of critics are calling for the National Collegiate Athletic Association to pay student-athletes. Just this month, a coalition of professors banded together in support of labor rights...
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The Best Shorts To Wear If You Have Bigger Thighs
At this point we’ve established that men wearing shorts is a polarizing subject. But when it comes to women, the leg-baring garments are a warm-weather must. We like to think of shorts as one of...
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10 Children’s Books That Paved The Way For A New Queer Protagonist
In Kendrick Daye and Myles E. Johnson’s Large Fears, Jeremiah Nebula may not be a bullfrog. But he is the queer, black protagonist of a children’s picture book — a genre traditionally dominated by...
View ArticleKaren Bass And Keith Ellison Just Threw A Wrench Into The Republican Trade...
WASHINGTON — Key Democratic lawmakers, led by Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), sent a letter on Wednesday to Senate leaders saying they do not support a new House Republican plan designed to ease the...
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Public (School) Enemy Number One: How Structural Racism Undermines New...
Let there be no mistake. Public enemy number one in New Orleans’ public schools is structural racism. Despite the various narratives of progress, black and brown kids across our city–almost regardless...
View ArticleJohnathon Briggs: Let’s Talk About Jobs, Baby
Congress should approve the $400 million in prevention funding so that we can stop talking about sex and start improving the health of all Americans– not just the ones we morally agree with. Read...
View ArticleJohn Whyte, M.D., MPH: The Health Challenges In The Black Community
Black people have made significant advances socioeconomically as well as politically — especially in the last few years. However, in the field of health, there’s not a lot to celebrate. Read more:...
View ArticleAri Nessel: Navigating the Rapids of Culture Change: This Week In Daily Giving
Changing ourselves changes the world. In 2013, a group of daily givers, myself included, committed to provide seed funding to a fledgling social ch… Read more: New Orleans, Animal Rights, Vegfest,...
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