Children are more likely to have a positive than negative experience online, new research has revealed. In a survey of 2,000 eight to 17-year-olds about their feelings and attitudes towards social media, 68% said chatting to their friends online cheers them up. A further 88% also said that, when a friend was feeling sad or…
Vi Lyles: First African-American woman to be elected as mayor in North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The city of Charlotte is beginning the year with new leadership. Vi Lyles won the mayoral race in November, becoming the first black woman ever elected to the position. Lyles has dedicated her life to the city, and as Charlotte’s…
Sterling K. Brown makes history with multiple awards win First black actor to win : the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor First black actor to win a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama First black actor to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama…
Apple partners with Malala Yousafzai’s Malala Fund to help advance girls’ education Apple announced it has partnered with Malala Yousafzai and her nonprofit organization the Malala Fund to help extend education funding programs to India and Latin America. With Apple’s support as the fund’s first Laureate Partner, the Malala Fund has an initial goal to extend…
Young engineers discover genius solution to restore Gaza Could ‘Green Cake’ help rebuild the besieged Gaza Strip? Majd Mashharawi has invented environmentally friendly, cheap and lightweight blocks that use ash instead of sand. With an all-female team of engineers in Gaza she’s developping an affordable new way to produce concrete from the leftover rubble of homes destroyed…
Iceland: January 1, it’s now illegal to pay male more than women for the same job On January 1, Iceland implemented a new law that makes it illegal for companies to pay male employees more than women for doing the same job. As a result, Iceland is now the first country in the world to ensure equal…
Bike-sharing systems: Philadelphia integrate equity strategies Bike-sharing systems have been growing in popularity across the U.S. in the past decade. Since the launch of Smartbike DC (now called Capital Bike Share) in Washington D.C. in August of 2008, residents in many major American cities now have access to a bike-share system. That’s the good news.…
In Vancouver, shipping containers are the new tool libraries This spring, Vancouverites may find renting a set of camping equipment as easy as borrowing a book from the library. The Thingery project is a recent initiative launched by Vancouver Tool Library founder Chris Diplock. The first Thingery pilot project was carried out in summer 2016, and Diplock…
Tesla just announced six new projects to restore power in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria destroyed much of Puerto Rico earlier this year, Elon Musk was quick to offer Tesla’s services as an energy provider. The largest energy contract in the restoration efforts ultimately went to Whitefish, a small energy company from Montana, but they’ve…
The inmates who teach other prisoners to read Half of England’s prisoners are illiterate. Since most of us learn to read and write in the first year or two of school, it feels almost impossible to imagine. But Angela Cairns, CEO of prisoners reading charity Shannon Trust, knows all too well how illiteracy can feel.…