By Lindo Bacon — 2017
A better, more just and compassionate world is in sight. As long as we’re in this together.
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CLEAR ALL
With her play and her talk, did the soccer star inspire us to redefine the meaning of sports? She tried.
Roxane Gay is a force. Gay’s work taught me what it can mean to be unapologetically vulnerable, to bear both your scars and unhealed wounds, and to be transparent about your desire to be better. Her work encouraged me to think about my life and writing and people in a softer way.
Black women are 37 cents behind men in the pay gap—in other words, for every dollar a man makes, black women make 63 cents.
Billie Jean King isn’t interested in being a legend—she’s interested in succession.
When men harm women, we obscure their role. Instead, we blame women for the injustice that happens to them.
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The author writes that what she does on behalf of healing any individual or being must also be healing, even if not directly extended, for the world itself.
The entrepreneur and community leader on healing, boundaries, and tuning into yourself.
The Indian deity Parvati is surprisingly relevant to anyone looking to balance strength with gentleness.
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Compassion isn’t always soft and gentle; sometimes it means being forceful and fierce.