We are living in a time when “a broad anti-sexual and reproductive rights agenda”  is being implemented at the direction of a new...

Looking at doulas from a global health perspective. In 2022,   817 women* died of maternal causes  in the United States. Admittedly,...

Tracing the Black & Indigenous Roots of Doula Work

Martin Luther King’s friendship with Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh helped drive this anti-war stance into the public discourse

Two new resources offer narrative guidance for climate and migrant justice organizers looking for a place to start.

What could happen to advance healthy culture in Black and Indigenous communities if people knew the truth about our culture?

The field of documentary impact has evolved to consider the ways in which filmmakers of color leverage this powerful art form into action.

No one should have to suffer this particular juncture of violence or experience state-sponsored genocide as both Jews and Palestinians have.

It was powerful for me to experience a supportive space with people from rural and urban areas.

I have myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) from Long Covid, formerly called chronic fatigue syndrome. I first shared these thoughts while...

An estimated 7.5% of the adult population in the United States is now living with long COVID, the long-term or chronic effects of a...

In 2011, Tania Mattos started working with filmmaker Christina Antonakos-Wallace when she was a leader in the fight for the New York...

“Reproductive justice” was first coined in 1994 by the Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice and defined in 1997 by Sister...

Two weeks ago, I descended into Austin, Texas for week two of the SxSW conference and festival. It’s a real-life gathering of folks who...

Throughout American history, efforts to bring the stories and lived experiences of people of color into the broader American narrative...

Two weeks ago, Narrative Initiative took our goodies to the Facing Race conference in Phoenix. The conference is sponsored by my former...

The first time I read Yoon Ha Lee’s Ninefox Gambit , I was captivated by the worldbuilding and the story’s overarching military conflict....

Some of the most interesting and revelatory conversations I’ve had about politics and life have been in the back of a cab. This is a...

From 2015-2018, I was an interviewer with the New York Trans Oral History Project (NYTOP). A friend had convinced me to join because I...

The iconic Sundance Film Festival is coming up next week, from January 20th to the 30th, in a virtual format. As always, we’re looking...