June 20th is World Refugee Day! This annual celebration is an opportunity to honor and uplift those affected by displacement. According to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, over 122 million people were ...

Juneteenth, short for June 19th, commemorates the day the last remaining enslaved people in the U.S. — in Galveston, Texas — received word that the Civil War had ended and they had been liberated by ...

Your guide on celebrating and honoring Juneteenth — on June 19th, and all year long. Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman, her husband, and their family dog were fatally shot Saturday morning. A ...

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating... African forest elephants have become so rare in this Senegalese national park that they are simply called “ghosts.” But one beloved ...

The average pediatric wheelchair can cost thousands of dollars. And when children grow and their needs evolve — or a wheelchair gets damaged — those costs multiply. So, the team at MakeGood NOLA, a ...

There’s a special bond that exists among small business owners — as we understand the challenges, triumphs, and dedication that go into pursuing our entrepreneurial dreams. To honor this connection ...

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It doesn’t need to be Pride Month to see lots of different pride flags waving brightly in the wind celebrating the diverse range of identities and experiences among the LGBTQ+ community. While most of ...

Vegetables are commonly defined as the edible parts of plants — which can include roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and sometimes immature fruits. They’re nature’s nourishment — offering us a rich source ...

Best Friends Animal Society a leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in shelters by 2025. Best Friends runs the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary and ...

Looking for a new hobby? Me too. Over the last few years I’ve been trying to be more intentional about carving out time for hobbies. It’s easy to get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of life that ...

For years, a vacant lot in downtown Los Angeles sat empty. It was once a parking lot and was slated to become a staging area for the construction of a new jail. But in 2019, county officials began ...