1914 Belgian refugees on the harbour at Ostend waiting for a boat to take them to England. Image: Print Collector/Getty Images At the outbreak of World War I in the summer of 1914, Germany invaded Belgium on its way to … Read More
LONDON — On Jacob Alexander’s 22nd birthday, he got a phone call. Sitting next to his mum, he picked up the phone, but the caller wasn’t ringing to wish him a happy birthday. They were calling to tell him his test … Read More
Pouring rain may have kept the chalk from the sidewalk, by Sydneysiders found other ways to share their support for refugees Sunday. June 19 to 25 is Australia’s Refugee Week, and the festivities kicked off with a “Chalk Your Support” … Read More
After the tragic loss of life at an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, the world has come together to show support. Many cities are lighting landmarks in rainbow colors, and celebrities are sending messages of love and sympathy. People in Florida … Read More
August 1908 “Newsboys waiting for the Baseball edition, in a newspaper office. Bad environment… Indianapolis, Indiana.” Image: Lewis Hine/Library of Congress In the early 20th century, Lewis Hine photographed thousands of child laborers in the name of progressive social reform, … Read More
There he was, a symbol of greatness, trembling as he lit the 1996 Olympic cauldron. What the public saw, though, wasn’t a broken idol. Beyond the shaking, they saw courage. They saw the American icon whose legendary status had been … Read More
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota – A South Dakota wildlife official is trying to combat a scene she sees several times every summer: A mom and her children show up carrying a box with holes poked in the top and a … Read More
In early April, thought bubble-shaped signs started popping up around Pennsylvania with offensive statements directed toward people with disabilities. One unabashedly proclaimed, “Handicapped people make me nervous.” Another said, “They call it ‘ADHD.’ I call it bad parenting.” SEE ALSO: … Read More
That cotton tampon holds more than your period; it has absorbed a long political history. The tampon, the pad, even the panty liner: Their path to invention wasn’t just challenging in the traditional sense. It was (and still is) downright … Read More
“He won’t stop raping me. He told me not to tell anyone.” In August 2011, teen-focused social change organization DoSomething.org received this startling text message. It wasn’t rare for the nonprofit to receive replies unrelated to the social causes it highlighted through … Read More