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AOC and Elizabeth Warren skillfully tear Amazon apart for its terrible tweets
Maybe it's time for Amazon's corporate Twitter account to log off.
By Rachel Kraus
Sesame Workshop releases new resources to help families talk to kids about race
"The work to dismantle racism begins by helping children understand what racism is and how it hurts and impacts people."
Sandra Oh at Pittsburgh protest against Asian hate: 'I belong here'
The actor addressed allies and members of the Asian community in Pittsburgh.
By Proma Khosla
PBS makes 'Asian Americans' doc free to stream after Atlanta shootings
The Asian American history you didn't get in school.
By Proma Khosla
What a low-income internet program gets you — and what it doesn’t
To close the digital divide, ISPs need to do more than offer higher download and upload speeds.
By Rachel Kraus
Australia and the UK are protesting violence against women, and I am tired
This just keeps happening.
By Amanda Yeo
How to help slash your community's digital divide in education
It's not on you to solve the problem yourself, but you can help your community.
The UK is considering making street harassment a crime
"Public sexual harassment can’t continue to be a 'normal' part of being a girl in this country."
Empty LA lot transformed into prefab village for the homeless
Amidst an unprecedented crisis, a small design solution.
By Emmett Smith
Dictionary.com adds new words reflecting the impact of social justice movements and COVID-19
New words and definitions focus on the themes of race, social justice, identity, and culture.
What to expect when you're expecting 8 billion internet users
More troll armies. More conspiracy theories. Why getting the entire world online has its downsides.
By Chris Taylor
Gender bias online is as harmful as ever. Here are a few ways to fight back.
"The gender bias that we see online is a reflection of the gender bias in the society more broadly that materially privileges men and harms women."
How Facebook, Twitter, YouTube reacted to big events in 2020, including Trump's many lies
Too little, too late.
By Rachel Kraus
56 years later, activists and leaders remember Selma's Bloody Sunday
"There are more steps to be taken, more bridges to be crossed."
Tesla asks fans to lobby the government on its behalf
The "Tesla Engagement Platform" is the company's new online hub.
By Rachel Kraus
How to create a more inclusive future post-COVID with disability advocate Alice Wong
"Disabled people are our modern-day oracles."
6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published because of racist themes
Dr. Seuss Enterprises will stop selling six Seuss books after acknowledging the author's problematic past.
How you can support the safety of Asian Americans with attacks on the rise
A few ways to help AAPI communities in a time of increased violence.
How social media is driving the Indian farmers protests — and why we can't stop now
What's going on in India, how you can help, and why you should care.
By Proma Khosla
Notifica app expands resources for immigrant youth and their families
United We Dream hopes the app can help keep communities safe and informed.
Audre Lorde, poet and activist, inspires Google Doodle for Black History Month
Artist Monica Ahanonu created the work for what would have been Lorde's 87th birthday.
How we measure internet access is broken in America, and the FCC wants to fix it
Fixing the "digital divide" is more important now than ever.
By Rachel Kraus
How to help those getting pummeled by extreme weather in Texas
Emergency relief efforts are calling for volunteers and donations to help millions of Texans stuck in the cold.
The past, present, and future of Universal Basic Income
And the story begins...in a defunct hamlet called Speenhamland.
By Lacey Smith