Category: Stories
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Q&A with Jeanne Marie Laskas
In the midst of a tour for that book, Jeanne Marie Laskas spoke with me about how she produced the article Obama would describe as the “single favorite story of my presidency.”
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Question 3 passes, but it’s a bittersweet victory
Massachusetts voters faced the first-ever statewide referendum on protections for transgender people enacted in 2016 as state law. Overwhelmingly, voters chose to keep those protections in place – but the accomplishment is one challenge overcome in a journey with a long way to go.
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Calling Strikes and Balls on Trump’s Conservatism
“When he does things I like, I call strikes. When he does things I dislike, I call balls. Overall, through his presidency, I’ve called a lot more strikes than I’ve called balls. I don’t think, as of right now, the Democratic Party could put a candidate that I would support over Donald Trump,”
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Repairing the Divide
“He said, ‘I have two choices. I can work to repair relationships, or I can work in the resistance.’ Then he said, ‘Well, the resistance is fully staffed.’
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Community leaders discuss culturally competent resources for LGBTQ immigrants
Community leaders at a panel discussion at Fenway Health, gathered to share and discuss services and resources to enhance culturally competent legal aid and healthcare for LGBTQ and immigrant communities.
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Shades of Color in the Beauty Industry
In 2018, American people of color are speaking out against colorism and racism within this industry with voices that can now be heard.
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LOVING: Race and the Modern American Couple
Loving beyond boundaries is an act that may have seemed radical, even unfathomable once, but is changing America nonetheless.
Melissa Jo Wells 