Depression and the Healing Desert
Nature offers solace for a man living with depression鈥攁nd a lesson in acceptance for his anxious partner.
Mental health
Why Black Stories Matter: They Build Empathy and Heal Trauma
In New York state, a writing and performance program helps people of color share their stories as a pathway to empathy and healing.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Lonely People
Those trying to cure a loneliness epidemic by bringing people physically closer to their neighbors are oversimplifying its modern meaning.
After Erica Garner鈥檚 Death, I Can鈥檛 Breathe Through the Tears
Perhaps our grief can spark people to join the movement to end the oppression.
Pocahontas Is Not a Name That Should Offend You
She is a reminder of the indigenous women who are missing and murdered every year.
Decolonize Your Diet
Love your Mexican food? Traditional indigenous food from Mexico is misunderstood in the U.S.鈥攁nd is actually among the world鈥檚 healthiest.
Blackfeet Researcher Leads Her Tribe Back to Traditional Foods
Forced assimilation destroyed most nations鈥� diets, but now Native youth are learning to integrate local foods back into their daily lives.
Undocumented and Transgender
A creative support system鈥攊ncluding housing, legal aid, and training for detention centers鈥攅merges to address the unique challenges of LGBTQ immigrants.
Black Teen Suicide Rate Has Doubled. Here Are 5 Ways to Help
鈥淚t鈥檚 so important for people of color to educate themselves on the prevalence of mental illness. We are not exempt. We are human.鈥�
Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win
This 86-year-old civil rights leader believes reconciliation is the only way forward.
Photo Essay: These Sculptures Tell the Story of the First Japanese Americans Sent to Camps
The memorial wall is 276 feet long鈥攐ne foot for every Japanese person who lived on Bainbridge Island in 1942.
Trying to Be a Proud Latina When People Prefer Whiteness鈥擡ven in My Mother鈥檚 Homeland
For people of color to be seen as fully American, we are often forced to denounce parts of our identities.
Why Defending Human Rights Is Women鈥檚 Work
鈥淚t is important to celebrate these women who are building a more peaceful world that is open, just, and filled with love.鈥�
This Town Adopted Trauma-Informed Care鈥擜nd Saw a Decrease in Crime and Suspension Rates
鈥淭he town seemed to transform from black and white to color.鈥�
6 States With Criminal Justice Reform Wins to Celebrate
In Oregon, incarcerated women stay connected with their children through special visitations and virtual parent-teacher conferences.
If We鈥檙e Honest, We All Know Trump鈥檚 America
Trump articulates ideas that are closer to what is considered 鈥渘ormal鈥� in the United States than many of us are willing to acknowledge.
20 Ways to Take a Bigger, Louder Stand in the Post-Election World
Many of us are rekindling our activist spirit knowing that the next four years will require everyone to act.
How to Attempt Racial Healing鈥擡ven During a Trump Presidency
America鈥檚 past truth and reconciliation processes show us what works.
How Cities Can Protect People Threatened By Trumpism
Cities can offer shelter and protection to their vulnerable citizens and become a place progressives can exert real power.
The Myth of Bipartisanship鈥擨t鈥檚 Time to Get Tough With the Right
Politics is not a parlor game where good manners always win out. It involves questions of power and privilege, which cannot be solved merely with bipartisan brunches.
The Call to 鈥淓nd the War on Black Lives鈥� Starts With Accountability
Next year, the DOJ will collect nationwide data on police shootings and other violent encounters with the public. Is that enough progress?
Millions of Women Know Sexual Trauma鈥擳hanks to Trump, They鈥檙e a Voting Bloc
The 76 million women who have been oppressed by rape culture and sexual trauma may turn out with surprising force on November 8.
My Brush With Terrorism Helped Me Find My Courage
Sometimes it seems that the world is responding to violence only with violence, but there are other possibilities.
Why the Founder of Standing Rock Sioux Camp Can鈥檛 Forget the Whitestone Massacre
We must remember we are part of a larger story. We are still here. We are still fighting for our lives on our own land.
After the Violence and Videos, Therapists Learn to Treat Racial Trauma
From specialized clinics for African Americans to social media events that take the shame out of sharing, there's a movement to heal the psychological scars of racism.
Help Fund Powerful Stories to Light the Way Forward
Donate to YES! today.