By Rivka Galchen — 2014
The rise of Misty Copeland.
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For Saeed Jones, generations collapse into seconds during an American week of chaos and sorrow.
When Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term 30 years ago, it was a relatively obscure legal concept. Then it went viral.
After the success of the Moral Monday protests, the pastor is attempting to revive Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final—and most radical—campaign.
An interview with Michael Murphy, on his new book ‘The Future of the Body.’ On evolution of the body, what he means by human attributes, and how we begin to recognize the extraordinary.
How do you celebrate and teach the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., both on the holiday that celebrates his birth, and all year long?
After a life filled with transformation, Malcolm X found himself in February 1965 in the throes of yet another.
Maslow’s highest level on the hierarchy of needs.
Thinking more explicitly about cultural catalysis can help to accomplish in years what otherwise would require decades or not take place at all. As we experiment with cultural catalysis, we need to make it fast and benign rather than fast and pathological for the common good.
We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.
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Millions of young people grew up knowing the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act as a birthright. They now demand its guarantees — and even more.