Recent Good News

Whether you’re stopping into your local library to check out a book, join a zine-making class, or even to grab a free pass to a nearby art museum, we can almost guarantee there’s an offering at your library that you haven’t even discovered yet. 

New York City’s most populous borough is using police and incarceration as a last resort — and seeing shootings decrease.

We’ve curated the most powerful quotes from individuals who are against the death penalty — including activists, abolitionists, political leaders, and the families of victims.

Grappling with the question, “What does justice mean in the resolution of a cold case spanning nearly seven decades?”, Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett’s cousin, best friend, and the sole surviving eyewitness to the events, shares his story.

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

A word of the year is a single word you choose that can guide you through your year and be a north star to come back to when you might feel like you’re faltering from your goals or values.

Hope has fueled movements, allowed us to seek solutions, and inspires us to keep moving forward. We’ve rounded up the best books to help you feel hopeful.

Eating seasonally has numerous benefits for your health and the planet. Find out which fruits and vegetables are in-season right now.

Your simple guide to the dozens of international days and weeks — plus, themed United Nations years and decades.

We’ve compiled the best positive words that start with each letter of the alphabet — from A to Z — in this simple and easy-to-scroll guide.