Education Aug 22 Rapper Noname’s Brief But Spectacular take on community learning and solidarity Noname is a rapper and founder of the Noname Book Club, which encourages readers to support local bookstores and books by authors of color. The club now has 14 chapters across the United States. Here's her Brief But Spectacular take…
Nation Aug 16 A journalist’s Brief But Spectacular take on telling the whole story David Bornstein is co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network, a group that works with news organizations to produce rigorous reporting on responses to social problems. The goal is to “rebalance the news” to provide people a sense of investment and…
Science Aug 04 A Brief But Spectacular take on being a good ancestor Camille Seaman is a photographer who has been documenting climate change in the polar regions. Over the years, she’s witnessed firsthand the drastic effects of climate change, and hopes to merge the realms of art and science in order to…
Nation Jul 28 A Brief But Spectacular take on women with incarcerated loved ones Gina Clayton-Johnson is the founder and executive director of Essie Justice Group, a nonprofit that supports women with imprisoned loved ones. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on helping to end the harm mass incarceration causes for families.
Health Jul 20 A Brief But Spectacular take on ending period poverty Lynette Medley is the founder and CEO of No More Secrets Mind Body Spirit Inc., a comprehensive sexual health and awareness organization. Based in Philadelphia, Medley and her team started by delivering menstrual products door-to-door, and have since established a…
Nation Jul 15 Maria Hinojosa’s Brief But Spectacular take on being a powerful Latina in the media Maria Hinojosa is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Mexican American journalist and founder of Futuro Media Group. As a Mexican immigrant herself, Hinojosa found her background often lent a different lens to the pressing topics of the day. She shared her Brief…
Arts Jul 14 A Brief But Spectacular take on living like we’re dying Alua Arthur is what is called a "death doula," one who helps people at the end of their lives. As the founder of Going With Grace, Arthur guides individuals and families and reframes the conversation to help people think about…
Health Jul 08 A Brief But Spectacular take on revolutionizing research Sharon Fontaine Terry is the president and CEO of Genetic Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for advancing genomic research. While she is now heavily involved in the world of genetics, she was in fact the first non-researcher and lay-person to…
Arts Jul 02 A Brief But spectacular take on centering Black leadership in climate change solutions Heather McTeer Toney spent three years leading the Environmental Protection Agency for the southeastern United States. She now continues her advocacy for the environment both nationally and worldwide. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on centering Black leadership in…
Arts May 11 A Brief But Spectacular take on the power of documentary filmmaking As wildfires continue to rage in the western United States, we look at how these increasingly common events are affecting the people in the midst of them. Lucy Walker is a documentary filmmaker whose most recent work, "Bring Your Own…