When the Havasupai tribe became the subject of a medical trial in the 1990s, their DNA was covertly used for scientific testing that participants had not consented to. Thirteen years later the secret was discovered and the tribe filed a lawsuit against the...
Thanks to the efforts of outspoken activists like Greta Thunberg, you might think that climate activism is a modern phenomenon. But on April 22, 1970, the US went climate crazy – as 20 million Americans took part in the very first Earth...
At a time when few people were aware of the damage being done to our environment, marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson demanded that the US government take responsibility to protect people – and the...
The first Asian American woman ever to be elected to Congress, Patsy Mink dedicated her life to participating in the democratic process and improving the lives of...
If you could put the President on the spot, what question would you ask? As the First Lady of the Black Press, Ethel Payne wielded her first amendment right to ask the tough questions and hold those in power to...
