Matilda Joslyn Gage: The suffragist who defied the US government
She propelled women’s rights, admired Indigenous societies and sought to impeach the US government. So why has history all but forgotten her name? On the western edge of Fayetteville, New York, East Genesee Street cuts a straight, wide swath past 19th-Century brick mansions and the clipped greens of a country club. Downtown, the road narrows […]
Fifteen Percent Pledge
Black people make up 15% of the US population. So, we asked businesses to dedicate 15% of their shelf space to Black-owned brands. The Fifteen Percent Pledge is a call to action for major retailers and corporations to join us in creating sustainable and supportive ecosystems for Black-owned businesses to succeed. We work with companies […]
Donors Choose
We make it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education. We are committed to combating racial and socioeconomic inequity in school funding. Our team works to inspire as much support as […]
You can now sponsor refugees yourself. Here’s how.
America likes to tell a certain story about itself: It’s a safe haven, a place of refuge for the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. It’s a story that history shows hasn’t always been true. But thankfully, it just got easier for Americans to take matters into their own hands and […]
Welcome Corps
Through the Welcome Corps, Americans work in groups of at least five to welcome refugee newcomers by securing and preparing initial housing, greeting refugee newcomers at the airport, enrolling children in school, and helping adults to find employment. Learn more about the role of private sponsors and eligibility requirements for the Welcome Corps.
Campaign for Democracy
America is in an existential struggle for democracy. Across the country, extremist Republicans are systematically attacking the very foundations of a free society—bullying and criminalizing the most vulnerable, denying women equality and reproductive healthcare, attacking communities of color, dehumanizing immigrants seeking the American Dream, banning books and restricting speech, and undermining the most basic tenet […]
Project 1619
In 1994 members of the organization started a national campaign to dispel the false narrative that the first Enslaved Africans who were kidnapped from Angola, Africa, landed at Jamestown, Virginia. The First Enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort, present day Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia on August 25, 1619. Point Comfort is Ground Zero. It […]
The Guardian
Covering American and international news for an online, global audience. Guardian U.S. is renowned for the Paradise Papers investigation and other award-winning work including the NSA revelations, Panama Papers, and The Counted investigations.
1440
Separating fact from opinion is now an everyday obstacle course. Staying informed means wading through thousands of headlines, ads, and op-eds, all driven by one goal. To be loud. To continuously catch your attention and keep it. But that’s why we started 1440—A news source made for knowledge. Not clicks.
Gateway Children’s Advocacy Center
Gateway Children’s Advocacy Center opened its doors in the year of 2000 in Morehead, Kentucky as a Children’s Advocacy Center. The center grew out of a community child sexual abuse task force made up of child protective services, law enforcement, prosecution, mental health and medical communities who met regularly to define and refine professional roles […]
