Beyond the Capitol: Celebrating Everyday Life in DC

Hometown DC is an oral history project that captures the stories of local DC residents and what it truly means to be a Washingtonian… Read More

Exploring America’s History in 30 Objects

The Smithsonian Castle is commemorating America’s pursuits over the last 250 years by bringing together iconic objects — from Thomas Jefferson’s Desk to Sally… Read More

“You are the masterpiece.” How one teacher empowers her students to see themselves as art

Artist and educator Blu Murphy empowers her students to see themselves as art. Her work, including the “REDLINE,” “LE DRIP,” and “FEEL” series, is… Read More

Performers speak out amid backlash against drag

The American Civil Liberties Union is tracking more than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in state legislatures across the country. Some of them focus on the… Read More

An immigrant father detained by ICE shares his story of fear and survival

Alexander Esquivel, an undocumented migrant from El Salvador who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 20 years, recounts his experience being detained by… Read More

Miami group turns line dancing into therapy for grief and trauma

Dealing with grief and trauma can look different for everyone, and a group in Miami has found an unconventional way of helping people cope. Read More

How a wildlife photographer uses his talent to advocate for an ecosystem

Wildlife photographer and engineering student Soren Goldsmith designs and uses motion-activated camera traps to photograph the wildlife of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, and convince people that… Read More

The Howard University program that’s making carbon-consciousness chic

Hailey Morris served as president of HUWEA, a student association at Howard University that finds opportunities for Black students to promote sustainability and environmental… Read More

Bringing Los Angeles’ Spanish-speaking community into climate conversations

The University of Southern California’s Sustainability Sin Fronteras newsletter aims to inform Los Angeles’s Spanish-speaking community—often excluded from environmental conversations—about sustainability issues. The story… Read More

How one man is protecting Maryland’s longest river—and inspiring a new generation

Fred Tutman advocates for cleaning up Maryland’s Patuxent River and works to make environmentalism more inclusive. This story was produced by students Tomas Rubio,… Read More