Here’s how the U.N. and Facebook empower the world’s largest minority
More than 1 billion people have some form of disability. The U.N.'s International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) has always been a good time...
Seen but not always heard: documenting stories of the deaf
Meet Erin Moriarty Harrelson. A student of anthropology and a Fulbright–National Geographic fellow, she documents the experiences of deaf Cambodians. One in 20 Cambodians...
From Mongolia to Mexico: Rescuing treasures before they’re gone
In Jordan, two stone sphinxes overlook the remains of the Temple of the Winged Lions, one of the most important temples in the ancient...
Who are Americans? It’s complicated, especially in terms of race
“Where are you from?” The question, seemingly simple, is anything but clear in the United States. It could be asking where you were born, where...
Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr., they put LGBT rights on...
They gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on October 14, 1979 — gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people and their straight allies, 75,000 strong — to demand...
Marshall breaks racial barrier as first U.S. Supreme Court black justice…on...
A major civil rights activist and noted jurist, Justice Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and...
Washington’s longest-running construction project kicks off…on this day
On this day in 1907, construction began on the National Cathedral in Washington. Its completion more than eight decades later, in 1990, was the culmination...
Arabic rhythms and klezmer beats help these musicians understand the other...
“Bukra fil mishmish” is an Arabic expression that roughly means “tomorrow will never come.” With Israeli-Palestinian relations difficult after the recent conflict in Gaza,...
Nine brave students stand up to racial segregation … on this...
On this day in 1957, President Eisenhower ordered U.S. troops to escort nine black students, the "Little Rock Nine," to class at an all-white high school.