From Messi to Morocco: 5 Good News Stories From a Memorable World Cup
From Messi's triumph to the triumph of the Qatari people's hospitality over their government's edicts, World Cup 2022 was full of Good.
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Siri and Alexa Don't Support African Languages But This Nonprofit Swooped in to Offer 60 New Voices - Including Welsh
Mozilla Common Voice is a not-for-profit platform that is keeping hundreds of languages all around the world alive through crowdsourcing technology.
Judge Sentences Teen Vandals to Reading Books About Racism - and It Apparently Worked
After a group of teenagers vandalized a historic black schoolhouse, an attorney opted to use it as a teaching opportunity rather than punishment as usual.
In Bid to Include More Women, 'Request a Woman Scientist' Has Recruited 10,000 Researchers
Female scientists are tired of being excluded from the STEM community - and that's why this new online database is quickly gathering steam.
First Native American-Owned Film Studio Shoots Tom Hanks Movie
A Native American tribe in New Mexico has made cinematic history by opening up the first ever Native-owned movie studio.
Village in India Plants 111 Trees Whenever a Girl is Born - Watch the New Video
In a village in India, the residents celebrate every time a girl is born with a unique ritual of planting 111 fruit trees.
Hormel Foods to Provide Free College Education to Children of All Its 16,000 Employees
Hormel Foods is giving free Community College tuition to any child of its 16,000 employees who graduates high school and meets admission rules.
Historic $100 Million Gift From Bloomberg Will Increase Number of Black Doctors and Improve Minority Health
Mike Bloomberg is giving $100 million to four historically Black medical schools to increase the number of Black doctors in the U.S.
Country Passes Landmark Law Banning 'All Violence Against Women'
Tunisia has just adopted a law based on UN policies that fight violence against women, and two other countries are moving in the same direction.
World Celebrates Central America's First Same-Sex Marriage After Costa Rica Passes Trailblazing Legislation
These two Latina women just became the first same-sex couple in Costa Rica—and all of Central America—to legally tie the knot.
First Mexican Woman Picked as Presidential Candidate
Mexico's ruling party on Sunday chose a former congresswoman, 51 year-old Josefina Vazquez Mota, to run for president, the first time a major party has nominated a woman to compete for the nation's top office.
Pilots Are Giving Free Flights to Diverse Kids Who Need High-Flying Role Models and Mentors
Less than 10% of America's aviation workers are people of color – but these pilots are hoping to change that by taking kids under their wings.
A Wave of Women is Propelled into Congress on History-making Election Night
Yesterday's ‘pink wave' election will ensure that the U.S. House of Representatives looks a lot more like the country it represents.
In Remote Areas With No Internet, High-Speed Connections Come from Safe Beams of Light
Project Taara will beam internet up to 20 gigabytes per second across remote areas in India and Africa with beams of light.
Vaccine Alliance Raises $2 Billion to Buy COVID Shots for Poor Nations
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance says it has topped $2 billion in funds raised to buy COVID-19 vaccine shots for the world's poorest nations.
We've Made Massive Progress Educating Girls Around the World in the Last 25 Years, Says Report
A UNESCO report shows the proportion of girls being educated globally has risen to 89% in 25 years-180 million more girls in school.
Women Break Stereotypes By Building Their Own Tiny Houses
Construction might usually be a male-dominated career field, but these women don't think so.
'VAX LIVE' Concert Raises $304M to Fund 26 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for World's Most Vulnerable
The 'VAX Live' concert raised millions of dollars for millions of doses to be sent to the countries in need of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Survey Says Uplifting Other Women is Top Priority for 70% of American Females-International Women's Day
Despite how women and mothers still endure feelings of discrimination, 69% of women also feel more empowered today than ever before.
Tree Corps Has A Green Job For You: Planting the 'Healing Power' of Trees in Low-Income Neighborhoods
TAZO Tea is teaming up with American Forests to create the TAZO Tree Corps, a special workforce to plant trees in low income neighborhoods
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