blood donations COVID Caused a Blood Crisis, Renewing Calls to Let More Gay Men Donate Amid a pandemic-fueled “blood crisis” with not enough donated blood to go around, LGBTQ advocates and Congress are calling for the FDA to reconsider its current policy that bars gay and bisexual men from donating blood if they’ve been sexually active in the past three months. Sarah Kate Ellis, president of GLAAD, an advocacy group, explains what the organization wrote...
racial justice How an MLK Scholar Applies King's Philosophy in 2022 Lerone Martin has studied pretty much all there is to study, and read almost all there is to read, about the late Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin said the U.S. is still dealing with issues today that King spoke about more than 50 years ago. “He was always committed to making sure we end the plagues that he called the...
voting rights Martin Luther King Jr.'s Family Is Marching for Voting Rights: Here's Why It's a Civil Rights Issue The family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is honoring him on Monday by leading a voting rights march in Washington D.C. Vote.org CEO Andrea Hailey makes the case that voting rights is this generation’s civil rights issue.
chess The US Has Never Had a Black Woman Chess Master. That Could Change Soon There's a culture of playing chess within the Black community, but for a long time, Black players, especially Black women, haven't felt welcome in mainstream, competitive spaces.
my new favorite olympian Curling Has Been Mostly White For Centuries. These Athletes Are Trying to Expand Its Reach Olympic champion John Shuster, Super Bowl champion Vernon Davis, USA Curling’s Monica Walker and other curling enthusiasts are teaming up to create paths to diversify the sport.
college students Why College Students' Activism Matters Far Beyond Campus Student activism started in the U.S. with a protest over butter quality at Harvard College in the 1700s. Since then, it's affected so many aspects of society, from racial justice to sexual assault and more.
college students Do Student Protests Actually Make a Difference Beyond Campus Life? Student activism has been around in the U.S. since the 1700s, when attendees of Harvard College arranged a walkout over the quality of the school’s butter. In the two and a half centuries since, protests on college campuses have addressed a range of more serious issues, from racial justice to sexual assault and more. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson — a...
chess Why Has the US Never Had a Black Woman Chess Master? There’s a culture of playing chess within the Black community, but for a long time, Black players, especially Black women, haven’t felt welcome in mainstream, competitive spaces. NBCLX storyteller Mackenzie Behm explores the lives of several young chess players, the opportunities the game has provided them — and why chess history is about to be made.
food insecurity These Recent Grads Are Helping Feed College Students in Need Makayla Williams and Alexis Wray are the co-founders of MarketBoxx, an organization that provides food to college students who need it. The recent grads of North Carolina A&T, an HBCU, say students shouldn’t have to choose between a textbook and food, and want to help students follow their dreams.
Housing After 12 People Died in a Fire in Philadelphia Public Housing, Expert Says It Could Happen Anywhere Many U.S. cities are facing hefty bills if they want to fix their aging public housing. Meanwhile, the need for homes outweighs supply, and some units can become crowded — which can be deadly.
