2019-02-12 Women ‘Step Up’ at Grammy Awards
This year’s Grammy Awards seemed to be all about women. The Recording Academy held the event Sunday night in Los…
2019-02-10 Argentina’s Female Soccer Players Fight Sexism, Inequality
Almost 90 years after men’s soccer turned professional in Argentina, the women’s game is still played by amateurs. They make…
2019-02-09 Resort Keeps Tradition of Harvesting Ice from Lake Alive
In modern times, most people choose to use electrical devices, like refrigerators, to keep drinks cool. But summer visitors at…
2019-02-05 Asians Celebrate Lunar New Year Around the World
The traditional dragon and lion dances greeted several hundred Asian-Americans over the weekend at Fair Oaks Shopping Center in northern…
2019-02-04 Belgium’s Museum of Africa Tries to Fight Images of Colonialism
Belgium has long struggled to deal with its colonial past. The small European country controlled large parts of Central Africa…
2019-02-04 Using Her Camera, Artist Looks at Cancer Survivors in New Ways
When we think about people with cancer, the images that usually come to our minds may be dark and sad.…
2019-02-02 A #MeToo Sensibility in Workspace for Women
ModernWell is a shared workspace in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Outside the building, the city is covered with snow and the temperature…
2019-01-31 Enslaved African Muslims Helped Build America
In the year 1807, a wealthy scholar was captured in West Africa, brought to the United States and sold into…
2019-01-26 Lebanon’s Star Filmmaker Makes Oscars History
Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki has become the first female artist in the Arab world to be nominated for an Academy…
2019-01-25 Naomi Osaka Sponsor Drops Ad after Criticism
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka says she hopes companies she represents will talk with her about how to present her…
2019-01-23 ‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ Lead Oscar Nominations
Netflix’s movie “Roma” and British historical film “The Favourite” lead the Academy Award race with 10 nominations each. Nominees for…
2019-01-21 Artist Gives 80s Hit ‘Africa’ Permanent Desert Home
Many people across the world know the 1982 hit song Africa by American rock group Toto. Some people love it,…
2019-01-19 Female Team to Compete in Major Car Race in Daytona, Florida
Many car racing teams have rich supporters with ideas that sound too good to be true. Most of the ideas…
2019-01-17 Chinese Release their Tensions in ‘Anger Room’
It took Qiu Siyu just a few swings of a baseball bat to wreck what looked like an old car…
2019-01-16 Man Builds His Dream House (A Very Small One)
Many of us think about our dream home. When designer Chris Toledo dreams about his, he lets his imagination run…