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How actress Angela Featherstone's painful childhood inspired her mission to help others transition out of foster care
Actress Angela Featherstone shares her experiences in foster care and how she's helping young adults transitioning out of the system with her non-profit, Fostering Care.
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Why this 11-year-old transgender activist is fighting for the right to medical care in Texas: 'I have to speak up'
Trans activist Kai Shappley, 11, shares her story of activism and how she found her voice.
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Macy Gray on new music and her mission to help families impacted by police brutality: ‘My country gave me PTSD’
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Macy Gray talks about My Good, her organization that provides financial and emotional support to families who have lost a loved one to police brutality.
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A doula speaks out on the injustice of Black maternal mortality rates: 'The system was never really set up to support us'
Black women experience maternal mortality at a rate three times higher than white women. Chanel Porchia-Albert is a doula on a mission to empower Black birthing people to advocate for themselves.
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Down syndrome advocate Grace Strobel on pushing boundaries: ‘Let no one tell you what you can and cannot achieve’
The 24-year-old reflects on her work as an advocate and model.
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This man is the descendant of one of the 1st people enslaved in the U.S. He shares details of his 'emotional' trip to ancestral home in Angola.
Historian Vincent Tucker, president of the William Tucker 1624 Society, learned about his ancestors' history prior to being enslaved in the United States during a trip to Angola.
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Woman who makes custom crocheted dolls in 21 different skin tones on why representation matters: ‘It can really do a lot for little girls and boys’
Doll maker Tammy Blunte rarely found any Black dolls growing up. She's changing that by making custom crocheted dolls in a wide range of skin tones and hairstyles.
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Woman diagnosed with HIV at 19 on what she wants others to know: 'HIV does not discriminate'
In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Marvelyn Brown shares her story on becoming HIV positive and what she wants people to know about the virus.
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Breast cancer patient brings humor to her daily, month-long treatment, styling her hospital robe 30 different ways: 'Radiation Runway'
Artist Allie Olson shared a montage of her hospital robe "designs" on Instagram after completing 30 days of radiation treatments.
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'He shot me 10 times’: Why one woman joined the police force after surviving domestic violence
After being shot at close range by her ex and being let down by the justice system, Katrina Cooke Brownlee became a police officer to help other people.
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‘Being different is unique’: How Lizzie Velazquez turned her pain into a platform after being bullied online
Anti-bullying advocate Lizzie Velasquez shares how a viral youtube video inspired her journey to self-love.
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'People were left to die': How losing her father to COVID-19 inspired one woman to fight for accountability
After the death of her father to Covid-19, activist Kristin Urquiza created a nonprofit for other families struggling with loss and seeking accountability.
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Man fixes broken down cars and gives them to people in need: ‘It’s the best feeling in the world’
Restaurant owner Eliot Middleton knows that having access to a car, particularly for those living in rural areas, changes everything. So he fixes broken down cars for free and gives them to people in need.
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Professor goes viral for holding student's baby during class: 'Teachers wear more than one hat'
This professor went above the call of duty to make sure a student did not miss an exam.
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Teen sisters use their passion for baking to support Afghan refugee youth in their community
The sisters, who have starred on cooking shows, baked to raise money for school supplies to help Afghanistan refugee youth in their area prepare for back-to-school.
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10-year-old who helped donate 100,000 meals is on a mission to spread kindness: 'We are all capable of being kind people'
Orion Jean has helped donate more than 100,000 meals to food-insecure families and more than 600 toys to children in hospitals. And this 10-year-old is just getting started.
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Animal rescuer who uses drones to find animals after natural disasters says it’s the ‘look on an animal’s face’ that keeps him going
Animal rescuer and cinematographer Douglas Thron is passionate about saving animals after natural disasters — and uses special, time-saving technology to help him do it.
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'Everything's Gonna Be Okay' star Josh Thomas on life with autism and ADHD: 'I'm just trying to get through the day'
The comedian says self-acceptance helps him get through the day.
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Morgan Harper Nichols talks self-care and how TikTok led to her autism diagnosis at 31: 'I finally have language for the things I struggle with'
The artist, poet and author of "How Far You Have Come" shares how she deals with stress and what inspires her poetry and art.
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A mother with autism shares her experience raising two sons with the disorder: ‘We’re here, we exist’
A mother with autism discusses getting diagnosed as an adult, raising two sons with the disorder and ways that the larger community can address intersectionality.
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High school salutatorian whose yearbook photo went viral hopes to inspire others to be themselves: 'It's OK to be different'
17-year-old Weronika Jachimowicz does what makes her happy.
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Family of 9 claps back at notion they have 'too many kids' in viral video: ‘Mind yo damn business’
This family of nine is not here to justify their large family.
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'A really lonely disease': the incredible story of one 15-year-old's rare diagnosis and how she is helping others
Emily Blosberg, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis as a teen, founded the nonprofit Oscar the MS Monkey to help support other kids and teens with MS.
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This cowgirl confronted her racist peers. Then she became Arkansas' first Black rodeo queen.
"I feel like being a cowgirl, I am a powerful woman, I have grit, I am willing to try anything."
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'Education is my tool': Activist Ilyasah Shabazz on teaching Black history in schools and the legacy of her father Malcolm X
Educator and activist, Ilyasah Shabazz discusses her new book and the legacy of her father, Malcolm X.
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Fashion designer launches jewelry collection for hearing aids and cochlear implants after losing her own hearing
Deafmetal features jewelry which attaches to hearing aids and cochlear implants via holsters and coil hats.