19 year-old Diana López always aspired to be a pilot and since the Kelly Air Force base is in her neighborhood, she was convinced that joining the Air Force was the best way to reach her goal. After graduation, she had one last summer in San Antonio to intern …
16 year-old David Were lives in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. Basic facilities like the bathroom become an enormous chore as the family uses buckets and plastic bags to dispose of human waste. The b…
When Marisol Becerra was a little girl, she thought that the huge smokestacks in her community, Chicago’s “Little Village,” were a “Cloud Factory.” Years later, as she watched her younger sister Brenda suffer from Asthma, she realized th…
The labor of the poor is most admirable. They contain within them a belief and drive that moves them beyond their destitution. It would seem that a person
Why aren't more African American youth going to college? Eddy Lowe interviews educator/activist Carl Ray to understand the reasons, the impact, and the solutions to getting more black youth inspired to get an education.