The US women’s national soccer team filed a lawsuit due to the need for equal pay compared to the US men’s national soccer team. The women’s team has won four Women’s World Cup titles, four Olympic gold medals, and eight…
Madison Petaway, 16, was chosen as Houston’s 2020 Youth Poet Laureate. She’s a junior in high school with a passion for poetry. Inspired by rap music, she started writing poetry in first grade. Petaway tries to bring awareness to mental…
After schools across North America shut down, Chris Scribe saw a need for students to have access to a quality education at home. An indigenous educator, Scribe works as the director of the Indiana Teacher Education Program at the University…
Millions of hospitality workers have been laid off during coronavirus pandemic. Many survived paycheck-to-paycheck, making it difficult for them to afford groceries. Chef Edward Lee didn’t want to see these workers go hungry. He started a Restaurant Workers Relief Program…
Jason Reynolds is an award-winning author. He writes fiction for children and young adults. He was recently named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. His goal is to encourage young people to write. Reynolds’ books feature diversity and often portray…
The rock band Coldplay decided not to tour for their latest album release. The band is concerned about the impact they have on the environment. Energy is used for performances and travel. And emissions occur from the band and their…
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels lives on a ferry in the Copenhagen harbor. He thinks it’s important to be connected to the outdoors. His designs feature large windows with the clearest glass. Ingels believes that architects have the power to create…
Jessica B. Harris will be the recipient of the James Beard Lifetime Achievement award. Harris has written cookbooks, gives lectures and consults with big organizations. She’s positively affected the food industry through her lifelong work. The Humanitarian of the Year…
Salina Almanzar is a Lantix artist and activist. One of her art projects, a mural on the Water Street Mission, was dubbed on to the top 50 public art projects in the U.S. She said the roots of her work…
After seeing a world in crisis after the coronavirus hit, Yo-Yo Ma wanted to something to help. He decided that because music has always been comforting for him, he wanted to share. This started a new project called Songs of…