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Maysoon Zayid is a comedian who likes to start her shows with the line, “I got 99 problems and palsy is just one. I’m Palestinian, Muslim, a woman of color, and [pause] – I live in New Jersey.” She is…
Anders Tan, Shaun Tan, and Arudra Vangal co-founded a startup company in Singapore called Inclus to help build employment opportunities for differently abled people. Shaun Tan and Arudra Vangal both have autism. The company provides people with special needs or…
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…
After many students found themselves at home after the coronavirus outbreak, an artist from South Florida wanted to help. Romero Britto created a coloring book that he called “at-home entertainment” for students to download online, color, and then share on…
Each year since 2011, the Environmental Partnership Association has hosted a European Tree of the Year contest. A 350-year-old pine tree growing in the Czech Republic took first place for the year 2020. This tree is known as “The Guardian…
Ever think old buildings hold secrets waiting to be uncovered? One building in London revealed its own secrets in February 2020. The House of Commons is located within the Palace of Westminster in the United Kingdom, a building that dates…
After the outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S., the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago temporarily closed. The animal keepers decided to take advantage of visitor-free aquarium by letting some of the animals explore outside of their normal areas. One penguin,…
The House of Representatives in Alabama voted 87-17 to allow students to be taught yoga in schools. The state of Alabama had banned yoga starting in 1993. Yoga has roots in India from thousands of years ago with connections to…
On March 1, 2020, a new law banning single-use plastic bags took effect in New York state. The purpose of the law is to reduce the amount of plastic which harms animals and the environment. According to reports, New York…