Awareness

For June’s 18 Questions, we sat down with Emily McGinty, co-founder of the Duke Campus Farm in Durham, North Carolina. A passionate advocate of sustainable agriculture, social justice, and higher education, Emily is now assistant program manager at DCF. With…Read More

Stand for Children Day is honored annually on June 1st to raise awareness about the issues youth in our country must often face – issues that we, as adults, can help combat. Target themes include education and literacy, racial justice,…Read More

For years, Black people have been underrepresented in conversations around climate change, and in depictions of environmental leisure, they rarely show up. Black people are obviously far from ambivalent about the environment; it is well known that in the United…Read More

Happy National Hot Tea Day! After water, tea is the second most popularly consumed beverage in the world, playing particularly integral roles in cultures like that of Morocco, South Asia, China, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, tea is…Read More

Created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa begins on December 26th and ends on January 1st each year. Nevertheless, many people still do not know what it entails. In short, Kwanzaa is a secular holiday that celebrates African people worldwide,…Read More

February is for the roses, spring is for the tulips, summer and fall are for the sunflowers, and December? December is for the poinsettias. Today, in fact, is National Poinsettia Day. So what is the legend behind this flower and…Read More

It’s National Roof Over Your Head Day, and we want to take this opportunity to talk about the homelessness crisis in the United States. According to the Point-in-Time Count of January 2020, 580,466 people were living without a stable roof…Read More

Giving Tuesday is a reminder to contribute to organizations and people who are making ethical, sustainable, and charitable differences around the world. It began in 2012 and is widely known as an event that follows Black Friday, but the GivingTuesday…Read More

Written by Emily Henry on November 27, 2021 Young people are more concerned about the planet than ever before. As you go to college, you can start making a tangible impact on the environment by making your campus more ecologically…Read More

Growing up, you might have seen a Thanksgiving play or two in your elementary school. Perhaps you even got to play the coveted role of the turkey! But what is the real history of Thanksgiving? What lies beyond the Thanksgiving…Read More