Johnny Perez worked hard throughout his 13 year prison sentence. He sewed sheets and facilitated classes, met demanding quotas and... more

When Flo was arrested in 2016, he did not expect to be wrapped into the predatory bail industry. $7,500: that... more

Priscilla Robinson says the Southside neighborhood of Asheville, North Carolina was once a thriving, tight-knit community. She describes fruit trees... more

When 3rd year med student Megh Kumar told a mentor she’d decided to go into OB GYN, she got an... more

On a cold night in 2002, Chrissy Isaacs watched yet another logging truck loaded with old growth trees hurtle past... more

Andrea Phillips loves her job. She works at an elementary school as a reading interventionist, teaching struggling readers to love... more

Most kids in the U.S. go to a school that’s patrolled by police officers. They’re supposed to keep students safe,... more

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In January 2021, Zahra Shaheer had to get out of Afghanistan… fast. So when she had the rare opportunity to... more

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