Living as Transgender in the Czech Republic
Kiersten Dugan
January 31, 2023
“I’m not lying when I say half of the people here would prefer us dead,” said Chloe Monette of Czech society’s view on the transgender
Social Justice
Afro-Costa Rican’s history of inequality & long road to Pura Vida
Alaysia Lane
December 13, 2022
(Costa Rica) — For native Costa Ricans, the phrase “Pura Vida” loosely translates to “living life to the fullest” in English. However, Costa Ricans with
Outraged Chinese diasporas protest against the zero-COVID policy
River Zhang
November 1, 2022
If you went to the New York Halloween parade this year, did you see a group of 30 people dressed up in white medical suits
‘Women, Life, Freedom’: New York rally held in solidarity for Iranian women’s rights
River Zhang
October 1, 2022
Chants of “Women, life, freedom!” and “Say her name, Mahsa Amini’ echoed throughout downtown Manhattan, as hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in support
‘No genocide of ethnic minorities!’: Russian Kalmyks say Putin’s military draft is targeting them disproportionally
Alyona Uvarova
September 23, 2022
On Sept. 23, a group of Kalmyks — an Asian ethnic minority in Russia — called for the end of partial mobilization (military draft) in
New York City Council vote to further fortify local abortion access
Talia Barrington
September 12, 2022
A new bill, passed Wednesday, will require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to perform a citywide assessment of current abortion care providers in
Frozen in Fear: Have We Stopped Caring About the News We Watch?
Zakiya Rowe
July 14, 2022
It can feel like nothing. Perhaps a tinge of hopelessness, a feeling of lethargy and despair, just not one large enough to be unmasked. In February,
Hundreds participated in Walkathon in Battery Park to Save Soil
Martin (Junjian) Su
June 20, 2022
NEW YORK: The global Save Soil Movement arrived in New York on June 18th 2022, when a walkathon took place to create awareness about soil
Nuyorican Poets Café Brings NYC Creatives Together for Black History Month
kanita tariq
March 11, 2022
On Feb. 2, doors opened at the Nuyorican Poets Café at 9:30 p.m. The small crowd congregated outside filed into the intimate, warehouse-style venue, finding
NYC LGBTQ+ community gathers for LGBTQ+ Ukrainians at Stonewall Inn
Jasmine Venet
March 1, 2022
On Saturday, a crowd of around 100 people donning colorful flower crowns and waving bright blue and yellow flags gathered at Stonewall Inn in support
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