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How to use Google Maps to help the homeless
"If everyone could do something like this in their city, then we could help so many people."
Helpline launches after 12,000 students make sexual abuse allegations to #EveryonesInvited
The government has also launched an immediate inquiry into school safeguarding.
The bizarre story behind those 'Amazon ambassadors' on Twitter
A tale of satire, fake Twitter accounts, union busting, and Jeff Bezos' temper.
By Rachel Kraus
How to fight against online gender bias
If you've ever wanted to know how to deal with trolls, this one's for you.
By Tulika Bose
BTS speak out against racism and violence, share own experiences of discrimination
"These experiences were enough to make us feel powerless and chip away our self-esteem."
Girl Scouts launches major effort to become anti-racist
"We want to be the organization that welcomes all girls."
By Rebecca Ruiz
#EveryonesInvited: Over half of girls have been sexually harassed at school
Following 10,000 submissions to the "#MeToo for schools," a new study found distressing parallels.
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.
