People Doing Good

Stories of people making a difference in the world

Sen. Amy Klobuchar with a microphone in front of an American flag

After Delaying Her Mammogram, Amy Klobuchar Is Working To Ensure Other Women Don't Skip Theirs

The Minnesota senator was treated for breast cancer this year. She has bipartisan legislation that would encourage people to catch up on health screenings, which plummeted during the pandemic.
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7 Indigenous Activists You Should Know

7 Indigenous Activists You Should Know

Indigenous activists have always been at the frontlines of global issues to preserve the sacredness of Earth and stand for human rights. Here are seven activists to follow from North America, South America, and Australia.
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#TeamSeas: YouTubers Raised $30 Million To Remove 30 Million Pounds of Trash From the Ocean

TeamSeas — an initiative from popular YouTubers Mr. Beast and Mark Rober — successfully raised $30 million dollars to take 30 million pounds of trash out of the waters.
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Portrait of Jason Wang with light shining through the windows

After Leaving Prison, This Man is Helping End Recidivism

Jason Wang is the founder of FreeWorld — a nonprofit that helps people who were formerly incarcerated start a well-paying post-prison career in the trucking industry.
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A group of Black, Asian, and Latinx friends smile and laugh on a couch in a diverse stock photo from TONL

13 Sites to Find Diverse Stock Photos & Why It Matters

Representation matters. Here's where you can find diverse free and paid stock photography that genuinely represents communities without perpetuating harmful stereotypes.
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Photograph of Poppy Jamie smilng and crossing her arms

Meet the Mental Health Influencer Finding Happiness, Not Perfection

How Poppy Jamie had a breakdown on set and went on to help people who are struggling with anxiety to focus on happiness over perfection.
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Photograph of Shreya Joshi wearing a red hoodie outdoors

Meet the High School Senior Who Created 'Project Teal' to Get Young People Politically Engaged

Shreya Joshi, a high school sophomore, noticed political polarization at her high school. She founded Project TEAL — which stands for Tolerance, Engagement, Action, and Learning.
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Dmitry Muratov

Nobel Peace Prize: How Dmitry Muratov Built Russia's 'Bravest' Newspaper

Who is Dmitry Muratov? Get to know the winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
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K-pop Fans in Peru Are Becoming Activists, Doing Good in Their Communities

During last year's Black Lives Matter protests in the United States, the donation of one million dollars from the K-pop group BTS made global headlines.
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Water Protectors in Standing Rock Are Fighting For a Safer America

At the Standing Rock Reservation between North & South Dakota, a community of Indigenous activists is working to protect water and water systems across the U.S. They are known as Water Protectors: a group of cultural organizers who believe in the sacred nature of water and land.
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MacArthur Foundation Fellow

Meet the World-Changing Fellows of the 2021 MacArthur Program

By investing in solution-makers, the Foundation remains committed to doing real, actionable good. As part of their program, the foundation has an annual fellowship where some of the brightest minds are given a no-strings-attached grant of $625k over the course of 5 years.
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