The biggest protests by South African university students in the post-apartheid era were fueled by mounting anger over the widespread poverty and inequality that persists since the country’s first multiracial…
Target has had its share of controversies in the past – Photoshop fails, plus size clothing shown on pregnant women and objectifying T-shirts, to name a few – but now…
Be #BREVAbrave AS BREVA™ Fine Malt Beverage turns labels into a badge of courage Angry. Bitch. Bossy. Feminazi. Hoe. Ratchet. Slut. Tea Girl. Labels are all around us – and…
Aniela McGuinness, a 32-year-old actress from Hollywood, Florida, decided to deal with her breast cancer with a photoshoot. Titled “My Breast Choice,” McGuinness photographed herself as Rosie the Riveter prior…
The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, used to ticket people for panhandling. Now they’re trying something new — something that’s got a lot of locals excited. Participants in Albuquerque’s “There’s…
Catherine Constantinides’s list of achievements and accolades is long enough to fill pages, let alone a few paragraphs, but this is not her biggest achievement… her biggest achievement is her…
Matias Ferreira, who lost both legs to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, risked his health and safety to save a baby from a smoking car in Queens, New York….
Meet Mui Thomas, a Hong Kong rugby referee and special needs teacher with a rare skin condition. The 22 year-old suffers from harlequin ichthyosis – an extremely rare, genetic disease…
South African marathon swimming veteran and lead player of multiple award-winning instrumental pop group Sterling EQ – made waves in Italy this week when she completed an epic 21km solo…
Sixteen children and a handful of their mothers found the only door to their library room in Morton Public Library blocked by a man who held hunting knives in each…
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