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Good News This Week: July 5, 2025 - Turtles, Robots, & Crocodiles

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Summer Willis stands on a red track, wearing a black shirt that reads: "The Last Time We Crawl."

This woman crawled marathons to raise awareness for sexual assault. Now, thanks to her, Texas has redefined consent

After three sessions, Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a loophole in Texas sexual assault laws.

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12 Best Ways To Celebrate Disability Pride Month

July is Disability Pride Month — a time for all disabled people to unapologetically celebrate our bodies as they are. Whether you are disabled or an ally, Disability Pride Month is full of so much to celebrate.

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Good News This Week: June 21, 2025 - Parks, Trees, & Quilting Clubs

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28 Ways To Thoughtfully Celebrate Juneteenth

Your guide on celebrating and honoring Juneteenth — on June 19th, and all year long.

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What's the right way to celebrate Juneteenth? Here's what you need to know

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has folks wondering how to celebrate.

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Roblox players protest ICE from behind the screen: 'We want to help people know their rights'

Inspired by sweeping protests in Los Angeles and beyond, Roblox players are staging their own demonstrations against ICE.

Netflix released a documentary about a prison's quilting club. Now, they're 'overwhelmed' with donations

“The Quilters” highlights a restorative justice program in a Missouri men’s prison where participants sew quilts to be donated to foster children.

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'No Kings' protest organizers to host food drives in tandem with nationwide rallies

On June 14, over 1,800 protests have been planned across the country, in “defiance” of President Donald Trump’s militarized birthday parade.

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Here's How You Can Help Migrant Communities Amid LA Protests

On the heels of widespread protests against the “unlawful” arrests of Los Angeles residents, here’s how you can get involved to support immigrant communities in California and beyond.

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In the shadow of 70+ art and history sites destroyed in Gaza, Europe opens its first Palestinian art museum

A sibling to the Palestine Museum US in Woodbridge, Connecticut, the new Edinburgh gallery preserves and celebrates contemporary art by Palestinians.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left, actress Hannah Einbinder takes a selfie in front of green shrubbery. She is wearing a shirt that reads "fund abortion, not war." On the right is an aerial view of an encampment in Gaza at night.

'Hacks' star Hannah Einbinder raises $60K for Gaza doctors on Instagram

The comedian has been especially vocal about the plight of Palestinians online.