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LGBTQ+

First Amendment win: Federal judge blocks Texas A&M's drag ban

The students said while their fight isn’t over, they were overjoyed by the decision and vowed to share that joy by putting on the best show possible Thursday.

Housing

How one meal, $50, and 4 hours of work from Goodwill changed a homeless man’s life

In just six months, Tevin Clark’s life did a complete 180.

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Racial Justice

Black woman develops 'Black Amazon' app to help shoppers find Black-owned businesses

Dacia Petrie’s Black Nile curates over 3,000 Black-owned businesses across 40+ categories.

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Animals

This huge flightless bird was facing mass extinction. Then Argentina and Chile struck a deal

The fast-running, flightless bird is a species that is pivotal to keeping the Patagonia grasslands growing and thriving.

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Good News This Week: March 22, 2025 - Penguins, Satellites, & Basketball

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Education

This teacher has raised thousands to pay off student lunch debt by dancing on TikTok

Special education teacher Kati Jo Christensen is using the money she makes on the app to pay off students’ lunch debt.

On the left, a person hands food over to someone with a smile. In the middle: A screenshot of the ShelterBridge app, which shows options for various social services in the user's area with purple buttons. On the right: A young asian teenager with long black hair smiles in a photo taken on a streetcorner.

Housing

New award-winning app allows homeless people to review shelter service, meals

Before high schooler Claire Cao invented ShelterBridge, a local homeless shelter had been looking for an app that fit its description “for a number of years.”

A mockup of a tiny home village with American flags in front of each home

Housing

Former 'Queer Eye' star behind new tiny house village for Wisconsin's homeless veterans

The co-founder of Veterans Community Project is hard at work building the next neighborhood.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left, John Green wears a blue chambray button-down shirt and glasses. On the right are two cups of tea in glass mugs, sitting beside a tea strainer.

Health

John Green celebrates World Tuberculosis Day by releasing new 'tea for TB'

Between his new book "Everything is Tuberculosis" and a line of new teas, Green keeps his sights on ending the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

A community of tiny houses sits in a lush green area with hanging string lights

Housing

'Sacred settlements' give homeless neighbors a house on church property

“The resources of our church family are not ours,” Pastor David Brickey said. “Every dollar and square inch of our property are God’s.”

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First Amendment win: Federal judge blocks Texas A&M's drag ban

How one meal, $50, and 4 hours of work from Goodwill changed a homeless man’s life

Black woman develops 'Black Amazon' app to help shoppers find Black-owned businesses

This huge flightless bird was facing mass extinction. Then Argentina and Chile struck a deal

Good News This Week: March 22, 2025 - Penguins, Satellites, & Basketball

This teacher has raised thousands to pay off student lunch debt by dancing on TikTok

New award-winning app allows homeless people to review shelter service, meals

Former 'Queer Eye' star behind new tiny house village for Wisconsin's homeless veterans

John Green celebrates World Tuberculosis Day by releasing new 'tea for TB'

'Sacred settlements' give homeless neighbors a house on church property

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