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🥘 Sharon McMahon's "Governerds" community raised over $640,000 last weekend for food banks, equating to 6 million meals. (Instagram)
💕 Glamour announced its 2025 Women of the Year, and one of the honorees is Ms. Rachel, who "redefined children's media — and built her empire — by centering empathy."
🌀 If you're looking to help victims of Hurricane Melissa for the long haul, here's where to do that.
LGBTQ+
Photo: Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison
A Texas church painted a rainbow on its front steps in protest of a state order to remove painted crosswalks
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas painted its front steps in rainbow colors in response to a statewide order requiring cities to remove rainbow crosswalks from public streets.
The church decided to act following a rally in the Oak Lawn neighborhood, where residents were encouraged to display rainbows on private property as a form of peaceful protest. It wanted to let people know it was a place people "can come and find sanctuary."
Why is this good news?While the LGBTQ+ community needs more support than rainbow-painted crosswalks, they are an important signal of representation and visibility, and that a community is welcoming and inclusive. Arguably, these church steps will be an even more powerful, visible welcome sign to passersby.
A new study shows that extinction rates have slowed across many plant and animal groups
Leading research that suggests the planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction is based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years — but a new study found that extinctions in plants, arthropods, and land vertebrates actually peaked about 100 years ago and have declined since.
Their study found that past extinctions were mostly caused by invasive species on islands, whereas the most significant threat now is habitat destruction. Because of these differences, claims of a current mass extinction may be based on shaky assumptions.
According to their research, extinctions were most frequent among mollusks and vertebrates, but relatively rare among plants and arthropods. Most of them were species confined to isolated islands.
What's the nuance? The researchers stressed that while it's important to have this information to ensure accuracy in future protections, human activity is still a significant, urgent threat to many species: "Biodiversity loss is a huge problem right now, and I think we have not yet seen the kinds of effects that it might have."
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Halloween
Photo: via Skeletons for St. Jude
Hundreds of homes across the country competed to put on the best Halloween displays — they've raised over $1 million for St. Jude
Jeff Robertson admits he went "a little overboard" when decorating his house for Halloween in October 2020. His display was on the local news, and people traveled from all over the city to see it — and his family decided to use the attention for good.
So, Robertson started Skeletons for St. Jude — a campaign that encourages families across the United States to decorate their homes and raise awareness for children's cancer research.
In the last five years, the cause has grown steadily from 400 homes in 2021 to 681 in 2024. This year, more than 1,000 were expected to participate, and the initiative has raised $977,792 since the fundraiser began in 2020.
Why is this good news? Participating in holidays like Halloween is even more fun when it's a way to give back to others. Whether helping families access food or raising money for childhood cancer research, the things we already love, like going all-out for Halloween, can also be a force for good.
A conservation group is saving sea turtles off the coast of Nigeria, and rewarding fishermen who help them
The Greenfingers Wildlife Conservation Initiative in Lagos, Nigeria has saved and returned dozens of sea turtles back into the ocean in recent years, while educating the public about the importance of protecting them.
To fishermen in the area, "they are just food," Greenfingers' founder said, and there is a general lack of awareness about wildlife in the country, which is home to 23 critically endangered species.
Part of their success in saving turtles has come from working directly with fishermen, rewarding them with fishing gear if they alert conservationists to sea turtles caught in their nets, or if they come across a nest on shore.
Why is this good news?Sea turtles play a critical role in the marine ecosystem, and they are endangered around Lagos. While there are no official population figures, conservationists have reported an alarming decline in the number of sea turtle nests. Rescue and education efforts like these help protect those who do exist and help boost population growth.
A pastor in Georgia declined $1 million in church donations and urged congregants to give to SNAP recipients instead
As the leader of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant leads weekly sermons on social justice and mutual aid. The church also gives away groceries to about 1,500 people every other Sunday, but Bryant expects the demand to increase as SNAP benefits dwindle.
Last Sunday was supposed to be a major fundraising day for the church, with an estimated $1 million in donations expected to be raised. Instead, Pastor Bryant put the event on hold, encouraging congregants to instead donate to people in immediate need or bring canned foods to the church for distribution.
He said, "The congregation is supposed to be sensitive to the needs of the community."
French lawmakers approved legislation to define all nonconsensual sex as rape. The new law states that "any non-consensual act … constitutes sexual assault" and consent must be "free and informed, specific, prior and revocable" and, perhaps most importantly, it cannot be inferred from "silence or lack of reaction."
Get ready to strut your stuff: The Fashion Edition is here!
Fashion goes beyond personal expression — and has long had a significant negative impact on both people and our planet. But in the same way that music, books, or sports can be a vehicle to make the world a better place, fashion can be, too.
The Fashion Edition shares stories of how fashion and style can make a real positive difference in the world — whether through the statements made through clothes, or the innovative ways they are being made more sustainably.
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