Israel has killed more than 33,000 Palestinians since October 2023 with bombings, shootings, and deliberate starvation. The UN reported on April 15 that more than 14,500 Palestinian children have been killed by Israel in the last six months. Since October, Israel has killed 203 aid workers and 95 journalists. These are the most killings of aid workers and journalists ever recorded by a single country since global tracking began. Please consider donating to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), whose humanitarian workers are doing everything they can to save lives despite having 5 of their own killed by the IDF since the genocide started.
— American Changemakers
Iconic Individuals
Stories about individuals who endeavored to rise above their station and achieve extraordinary work that intersect race, gender, sexuality, justice, and advocacy to define and redefine again what it means to be American.
How Ruben Salazar Gave Voice to Chicanos in Los Angeles
Crystal LaBeija: Iconic Drag Queen Who Transformed Queer Culture
Reckless Eyeballing: How Matt Ingram’s Story Reveals Fear of Black Sexuality
Masako Katsura: Japanese Billiards Player Who Broke Gender Barrier
Lucy Hicks Anderson: Black Transgender Pioneer of the 1940s
How Lani Ka’ahumanu Propelled Bisexual Visibility & Acceptance
Yuri Kochiyama at Intersection of Black Power & Asian Movements
John Mitchell Jr.’s Relentless Fight For Justice At The Richmond Planet
Jovita Idár’s Fight for Mexican-American Rights in Texas
When Martha Mitchell Was Right About Watergate
Esther Jones: Betty Boop’s Original Influence
Marshall Sherman’s Capture of Virginia Battle Flag at Gettysburg
How Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Changes Children’s Lives
The Triumphs of Edward Gardner at the 1928 Bunion Derby
Zazu Nova’s Legacy at Stonewall Deserves Recognition
The Lives of Ferguson & Black Lives Matter Activists Cut Short
1920s Flagpole Sitting: Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly’s Legacy
Sadie Roberts-Joseph: Remembering Miss Sadie
How Isaac Wright Jr. Overturned Life Sentence in Prison
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