Rebecca’s Recent Stories
Nation Aug 01
‘Why did you leave me?’ In new testimonies, migrants describe the ‘torment’ of child separationAfter nearly two and a half weeks, one father was able to speak with his 6-year-old daughter. When she got on the phone, she began to cry and asked her dad, “Why did you leave me?”…
Agents for Change Jul 22
3 innovative ways former inmates are getting help to restart their livesMost people who are released from prison are arrested again, but nonprofits are trying to combat that by helping former inmates get back on their feet.
Nation Jun 26
What Stonewall means to the people who were thereThe PBS NewsHour spoke with five LGBTQ people about what they remember about Stonewall, what led to the uprising, and how far we’ve come 50 years later.
World Apr 22
How to help victims of the Sri Lanka bombingsHere are a few ways you can help the victims of the bombings, which have killed at least 290 people.
Nation Apr 04
What’s in the DOJ’s scathing report on Alabama prisonsHow enforceable any of these potential reforms outlined in the DOJ report is a crucial and unanswered question.
Politics Mar 11
Stacey Abrams on how Democrats could win 2020More than a dozen Democrats are vying to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Will Stacey Abrams be one of them?…
Nation Jan 21
Women of color at the forefront as Women’s March rally encourages voter registrationThousands attended the Women’s March “Power to the Polls” event in Las Vegas, which kicked off a nationwide voter registration campaign.
Nation Jan 20
Women’s March returns to the streets, one year after drawing millionsAs they marched, protesters in New York City reflected on the year of activism that followed the 2017 Women's March.
World Sep 03
Experts defuse WWII bomb in Frankfurt after 60,000 ordered to evacuateConstruction workers found the British bomb, which weighed around 1.8 tons, on Tuesday in the German financial capital.
Nation Aug 19
Duke University takes down Robert E. Lee statue after defacementThe removal of the statue took place early Saturday morning, after the university discovered that the statue had been vandalized Wednesday night.