3 Women and a Hashtag: Birth of a Movement
Thanks to Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, Black Lives Matter became much more than a media slogan; it’s an organizing mantra, a principle, and vision for change that ignited an impressive wave of activism among young people.
Max Kenner: Prison Path to Higher Learning
A fervent believer in the power of the humanities and sciences to transform lives creates a rigorous academic program through which inmates can earn associate and bachelor’s degrees.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Rev. Starsky Wilson: Ministering to the City
Equally at home navigating the halls of power and standing arm-in-arm with protesters, he is an influential voice for justice in St. Louis.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
She’s addressing the causes of climate change by placing AmeriCorps members with local governments throughout California to work on energy projects.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Brandon Dennison: Hope on the Homefront
While volunteering in college, he got angry seeing people in coal country who werer eager, even desperate, for employment. Then he found a way to relate to them — and put them back to work.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Jake Wood: Deploying Veterans for a New Mission
The deadly earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010 prompted a former U.S. Marine to rally fellow veterans to provide supplies and medical help. Thus was born the disaster-relief nonprofit Team Rubicon.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Marisa Renee Lee: ‘Rabble-Rouser’ for Obama
The managing director of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance helped create a free-standing nonprofit based on White House efforts to improve the lives of minority boys and young men.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Andrew Youn: Farm Aid With an M.B.A.
His business degree at Northwestern and experience as a management consultant have helped him teach hundreds of thousands of farmers in East Africa to improve their productivity.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bob Filbin: Counting Texts, Saving Lives
His early research related to extraterrestrial life was fun, but this scientist found more fulfillment analyzing crisis-line data to multiply the efficiency of counselors.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Caroline Whistler: Dividends for Doing Good
The social-impact-bond pioneer played a leading role in establishing two of the seven U.S. pay-for-success projects now in operation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor