Lessons From a Holocaust Survivor
Arrested For Being Black - Ferguson
Becoming America's Doctor - Coming soon!
Pulse Survivors Reflect on Five Year Anniversary
Breaking Down the American Bail System
Park Police Kill 25-Year-Old Bijan Ghaisar
Surviving the Parkland School Shooting
Brother of Chapel Hill Victim Continues His Legacy
Record Number of Black Women Run For Office
Maternal Health at the U.S-Mexico Border
Lessons From a Holocaust SurvivorIn August 2017, a man attending a far-right rally in Charlottesville deliberately drove a car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer and injuring 19 others. With self-avowed neo-Nazis marching in the streets and the president of the United States saying there were “very fine people” on both sides, my team and I wanted to provide a living reminder of what can happen when hate and discrimination flourish. We reached out to Holocaust survivor Ben Stern. His stories and experiences helped illustrate the stakes at hand.
Arrested For Being Black - FergusonMike Brown’s murder was a catalyzing moment for Ferguson, Missouri. It spurred conversations about injustices around the American jail and bail system. For example, black residents are far more likely than white to be arrested and charged for minor traffic violations and petty citations. Five years after Mike Brown’s death, community leaders and organizers are pushing for change and reimagining what justice should look like.
Becoming America's Doctor - Coming soon!
Pulse Survivors Reflect on Five Year AnniversaryI speak with Pulse shooting survivors Brandon Wolf and Tony Marrero about what happened the night of the shooting and how it forever changed their lives and their ambitions.
Breaking Down the American Bail SystemRight now, 75% of the people sitting in local jails across America haven’t been found guilty of any crime. They are there because they can’t afford to get out. That’s almost half a million people, just waiting, because they can’t make cash bail. In this piece, we explain the fundamentals of how the bail system works and how it functions to keep poor people locked up.
Park Police Kill 25-Year-Old Bijan GhaisarHe was the victim of a minor rear-end accident. So why was Bijan Ghaisar, an unarmed 25-year-old man, shot and killed by the U.S. Park Police? So much about this case is notable: the shooting itself, the treatment of his family, and the total silence from police about what actually happened that night.
Surviving the Parkland School ShootingAalayah Eastmond survived the 2018 Parkland school shooting in Florida. One year later, she reflects on that tragic day and why she's been fighting for gun control ever since.
Brother of Chapel Hill Victim Continues His Legacy“They each lived a life that was so pure or just like kind.” February 10, 2020 marked five years since the Chapel Hill shooting that killed three Muslim college students. We spoke with the brother of Deah Barakat about their legacy.
Record Number of Black Women Run For OfficeThe 2018 elections saw an unprecedented number of black women running for public office in Alabama. Here’s why that’s important:
Maternal Health at the U.S-Mexico BorderCrossing the U.S.-Mexico border is no easy task, especially not during the Trump administration. Border security has been extra rigorous with detaining undocumented migrants. Often times these are pregnant moms who are trying to have their child in the U.S. or they’re people who’ve fallen ill while attempting to cross the desert. The area around the border is not safe and is often barren and treacherous land. It could take days to reach and cross the border and there’s not many populated areas to get food or assistance. The U.S. Border Patrol says they found 6,915 corpses along the southwestern border from 1998 to 2016. I spoke with two midwives who are provides free health services to mothers crossing the border.
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