Yasmine Tarr may only be 16 years old, but the issues she addresses as a leader of Youth 4 Black Lives have a widespread impact. A…
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Zenaida Lopez grew up in a house with no electricity, but full of heart. Lopez and her two brothers are co-founders of the Puerto Rican…
The number 826 has had an impact on former New Yorker Gaby FeBland. As a child, she would pass a superhero-themed storefront bearing those numbers every…
The Chicago Student Invention Convention is an initiative meant to close opportunity gaps in science, technology, engineering and math education between wealthy and disadvantaged students.…
Share Our Spare is striving to donate one million diapers to Chicago’s families living in poverty within the next three years. Behind this goal is…
Brittany Harris is a visual artist who uses her art to raise awareness of social justice issues. As a social justice advocate, she has worked…
Rachel Weaver and her husband Jason Smith said that instead of having a baby, they had a bookstore. The couple opened The Book Table together in…
The smell of fresh-baked oatmeal cookies in the air, bagels and cupcakes on display and menu items written on a chalkboard — these are just…