Intersectional Justice

May holds two deeply intersectional observances — Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. These conversations are deeply connected, rooted in identity,…

Every April, we see the same shift. Brands update their logos. Organizations roll out campaigns. Social media fills with messaging about “awareness.” But awareness has never been the goal. Acceptance…

Every March, Women’s History Month arrives with a familiar rhythm. Social media fills with the names of trailblazers, classrooms revisit historic milestones, and organizations celebrate women who shaped the world…

January is always a moment of reckoning. The new year brings fresh language about priorities, budgets, reforms, and “resetting.” For many people, that language feels abstract. For Black, brown, queer,…

Every year on December 3, the global community observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities — a day created to honor the rights, dignity, and experiences of disabled people…

Food insecurity isn’t just about an empty pantry. It’s about systemic inequities that limit access to nutrition, safety, and dignity. Across the United States, millions of people are facing growing…

Black August began in the California prison system in the 1970s as a month of reflection, study, and action to honor the lives of Black freedom fighters—many of them incarcerated…

When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)¹ was signed into law in July of 1990, I had just turned 13. I didn’t fully understand what it meant, but I knew…

On June 19, 1865—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation—enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas were finally informed of their freedom. Juneteenth marks this moment, a delayed liberation…

Pride Month is a time of celebration and reflection for many in the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s a moment to honor the legacy of resistance, to remember the struggles that paved…