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Non-carceral emergency response initiatives require a cultural shift

Tamar Sarai
color photograph of an outdoor protest against the police. people wear masks and hold signs with slogans like "care not cops"

Advocates increasingly rely on the courts to effect climate change. Is it the right approach?

ray levy uyeda
color photograph outside a stone building archway. large signs flank the archway; the left is light blue with alternating dar

The long Covid nightmare is far from over, especially for women of color

Laura Weiss
color photograph of a Black woman wearing a cloth mask and pulling up the sleeve of her black t-shirt. a health care worker s

Student journalists nationwide face administrative censorship and challenges

Tamar Sarai
color photograph of three Latinx students broadcasting inside a radio station

BIPOC LGBTQIA+ communities deserve care for eating disorders

Krystal Kavita Jagoo
two BIPOC trans people sit outside in a park. trees full of leaves fill the background. they look at each other and smile lov

The anti-Indigenous use of commercial tobacco harms the planet and its people

ray levy uyeda
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86 cents for a day of work is a reality for most incarcerated people

Tina Vásquez Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
color photograph of an incarcerated person wearing dark blue long pants and a light blue t-shirt with yellow text on the uppe

Disaster relief often leaves disabled people behind. Disabled first responders are trying to change that

Bianca Gonzalez
color photograph of a Black woman in a wheelchair being pushed by a Black man in a parking lot. several long buses surround t

Loosening wetland protections threatens ecosystems and worsens climate damage

ray levy uyeda
color photograph wide shot of volunteers in the bottom right of the frame picking up trash in a marsh. across the river in th

‘A change is gonna come’ in the South

Tina Vásquez
In this Q&A with Prism, Union of Southern Service Workers member Mama Cookie discusses the uphill battle of fighting for labo

New York offers a path to justice for incarcerated survivors

Tamar Sarai
color photograph of an outdoor protest. the tops of people's heads peek over the bottom edge of the frame. someone whose face

‘Chími Nu’am’ celebrates and educates about Indigenous food culture

ray levy uyeda
digital collage on a light teal background with a loose wavy grid in a slightly lighter green. digital images of herbs and mu