Franklin County in a remote corner of Mississippi has two stoplights, one elementary school, and long ago lost its only train stop. Could kids learn chess here? Would they even want to? Dr. Jeff Bulington took on the challenge, accepted a contract from an anonymous benefactor, left his home cityContinue Reading
We all need to recognize that our well-being is inextricably tied to that of other people and the planet itself. There are no throwaway people and no throwaway places. When communities are fully engaged in problem-solving, they can come up with holistic solutions that lift up the voices of theContinue Reading
A campaign has been launched in England for people to wear safety pins to show that they are “safe” allies to immigrants or anyone else facing hatred, racism, and bigotry. Hate crimes have dramatically increased in Britain as well as in the U.S., and here is one small way forContinue Reading
10-year-old Thomas Moore heard about a 5-year-old girl who had lost her hair due to chemotherapy and on his own decided to grow his hair long to give to the girl. His hair had to be continually cornrowed to keep it neat, and after two years it was ready toContinue Reading
The Girl Scout mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Almost two million girls belong to this stellar organization, and among these are 20 very special young woman comprising Troop 6000. Troop 6000 is the first in New York CityContinue Reading
Hurricane Maria has pummeled Puerto Rico over the past week, knocking out power for the entire island. The island’s calls for help have been answered by an unlikely source…hackers. Several data security companies and hacker conferences have started collecting money and supplies for Puerto Rico. These are the good hackers,Continue Reading
For anyone who might have missed it, February 7th, 2017, Super Bowl Sunday, was the day we watched tearfully as 75,000 people at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, held up plastic tiles, faithfully and without knowing why, to reveal the message, “Believe in Love.” Dr. Sherry Sami, co-founder ofContinue Reading
During a recent marathon in Philadelphia a female runner collapsed 100 yards from the finish line. Showing the highest sportsmanship, two unidentified runners interrupted their runs, carried the exhausted runner up to the finish line, and set her down so that she could take the final step across the lineContinue Reading
In addition to finding food to eat and a place to sleep, the homeless experience great difficulty in washing and drying what they are wearing, often the only clothes they have. Pope Francis has opened a free laundromat for the poor of Rome. It will soon be expanded to includeContinue Reading
Not wanting to run up more debt, 21-year-old Cayla Chandara was working double shifts as a waitress, trying to pay off college loans before returning to school to finish her education. Two customers struck up a conversation, and Chandara told them about school and her dreams for the future. TheyContinue Reading