Human Rights

Letting Go of the Fear of Racism

I’ve won academic awards, traveled abroad, graduated from college and lived in my own apartment. If I had let fear of racism hold me back, I would not have achieved these accomplishments. I refuse to dress and act a certain way to be perceived as “acceptable” or “safe” and I am not going to hold myself back from opportunities out of fear of impending racism.

Climate Change and Environment

Indigenous Peoples at the Heart of Climate and Biodiversity Action Offer Hope

For years, Indigenous groups have advocated outside of COP walls — holding press briefings at picnic tables, leading demonstrations, telling stories of their communities and demanding to be heard. Their activism led them from the periphery of global climate events to the very nucleus where negotiations take place.

Children's Health and Wellbeing

The Power of Play

While donating to causes is one way to engage and support missions like these, it’s not the only answer. We need dedicated volunteers and mentors who can devote their time and act as positive role models and help bridge communities.

Global Health

Fighting Tuberculosis in a War

The war has made the already strenuous TB situation even more challenging. COVID-19 diverted attention and resources, destroying 12 years of progress in the fight against TB.

Global Health

Looking Forward to a Future Where Malaria is a Disease of the Past

For malaria and other diseases, there is reason to celebrate when we look at the power of science and what it has helped us accomplish over the years. But much more remains to be done.

Gender and Sexual Reproductive Health

Imagining Reproductive Health Care Access in a Post-Roe World

A disturbing subtext to the Texas abortion ban, its copycats, and the end of Roe, is that wealthy women will always be able to travel anywhere they need to obtain reproductive health care. Women with low incomes and incarcerated women will not.

Human Rights

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson - A Dream Deferred But Not Denied

But we can never lose sight of the need to tackle every element of systemic racism in our country. Judge Jackson’s confirmation is a historic first and must not be the last.