The MacArthur Foundation selects a diverse group of people for an award dubbed the “genius grants”. In doing so they help us redefine our measure of success. Basket artist Jeremy Frey. (Photo courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation) So many people are brought...
Around the world we see LGBTQ rights challenged, attacked and denied. But in parts of Africa, Queer advocates say perspectives are changing. Queer activist/educator Kevin Ngabo (right) and human rights advocate Egide Habinshuti at a Youth Pride event in Kigali,...
News Decoder gives young people the platform to tell the world what they see and hear around them. In the process, we all learn how much we have in common. Three teens in a high school. (Illustration by News Decoder) When I hear or see something I think is wrong I...
Your coach and team count on you to play your best. You’ve got class assignments due and tests to study for. Your friends want you to go out. Where’s the time? A soccer player is juxtaposed against a warning on a blackboard that homework is due....
Young people led political revolutions in the 50s and 60s but now seem to throw their support to those past retirement age. Former President of Ireland and Former UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 9 December...