• Our Stories
    • Nuestras Historias
    • People Power: Democracy Stories From the Ground Up
  • Who We Are
  • Submit
  • Get Updates

Tag: community activism

How to Make Your Voice Heard Without Uttering a Single Word

May 17, 2017

By Sharisse Tracey

Saturday Night Live has always taken politicians to task with their own way of friendly banter and jesting. And sometimes they take aim at the average citizen, as they did…

Out of Homelessness, A Mom Turns Advocate

April 27, 2016

By Fred McKissack Jr.

Originally published on Rooflines, a Shelterforce blog. Jenean F. and her husband worked hard to achieve the increasingly elusive American Dream. She was a stay at home mom and he…

Missouri Athletes Bust Through Intolerance

November 10, 2015

By Fred McKissack Jr.

Originally published by The Progressive.  With the walk-out that led to the resignation of a university president and chancellor, the University of Missouri’s black football players showed their power to…

  • Our Stories
    • Nuestras Historias
    • People Power: Democracy Stories From the Ground Up
  • Who We Are
  • Submit
  • Get Updates