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A Native American woman experiencing homelessness said a Denver basic income program allowed her to pay her bills and attend college

Sat, 11/04/2023 - 09:34

Tech Insider : Economy

Marcos Hernandez takes advantage of the warmth and a free lunch at the Volunteers of America Mission in Denver, CO December 05, 2013. — People experiencing homelessness seek shelter and a free lunch at the Volunteers of America Mission in Denver, Colorado.
Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post via Getty Images

economy, voices-of-color, UBI, universal-basic-income, Homelessness

Egypt is trying to make Cairo look like Dubai. It's taken 10 years and cost $58 billion.

Thu, 11/02/2023 - 17:34

Tech Insider : Economy

A man looks at graves demolished to make way for a new highway in Cairo, in 2020. — A man looks at graves demolished to make way for a new highway in Cairo, in 2020.
Nariman El-Mofty/AP

economy, Features, news-visual-feature, cairo, voices-of-color, Egypt

Bertie Bowman ran away from home at 13 to sweep the steps of Capitol Hill. He died at 92 as the the longest-serving African-American Congressional staffer.

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 16:28

Tech Insider : Politics

Bertie Bowman, the longest-serving African-American staffer on Capitol Hill.

Bill Clark/Roll Call via Getty Images

politics, Senate, Congress, obituary, voices-of-color

I'm a two-time NBA All-Star who's made the switch to entrepreneurship. Here's how I got my MBA from the NBA.

Sat, 10/21/2023 - 08:31

Tech Insider : Sports

Baron Davis — Clark Hodgin for Insider

Small Business, Entrepreneurship, voices-of-color, Sports, Basketball, nba, baron-davis

At age 12, I signed myself up for online astronomy classes under my mom's name. 14 years later I became the first Mexican-born woman to go to space.

Sat, 10/14/2023 - 08:49

Katya Echazarreta — Katya Echazarreta became the first Mexican-born woman in space in June 2022.
Felix Kunze

Science, voices-of-color, Astronauts, female-astronauts, Space, NASA, hispanic-heritage-month

Caroline Ellison, who has pleaded guilty to fraud in the FTX collapse, left behind a trail of hot takes about crypto, race science, and polyamory. Here are some of the most striking quotes.

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 15:53

Tech Insider : Crypto

Quote from Caroline Ellison saying — Insider

Tech Insider, Features, voices-of-color, caroline-ellison, ftx, crypto, bi-graphics

On a former cotton plantation in Louisiana, a Black farmers' cooperative is reclaiming the land and money their ancestors lost

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 11:19

One Planet Banner Test — Insider

Sustainability, voices-of-color, journey-toward-climate-justice, Sustainability, Farming, Louisiana, climate-justice

One couple packed up an RV and drove 1,300 miles to give birth in Virginia to escape the high Black maternal mortality rate in Texas

Sun, 10/01/2023 - 09:16

Mimi Evans and her baby — Mimi Evans took an RV from Texas to Virginia to give birth
Courtesy of Mimi Evans

Healthcare, voices-of-color, maternal-mortality, maternal-deaths, Pregnancy, black-pregnancy, insider-news

Climate change is pushing an Indigenous community in Panama off their island home

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 13:55

An aerial view of Carti Sugtupu in Panama. — An aerial view of Carti Sugtupu in Panama.
Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images

Science, Features, news-visual-feature, news-visual-features-freelance, Panama, climate-change, rising-sea-levels

'I don't want to die:' How 14 youth advocates in Hawaii are fighting climate change by taking the state to court

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 14:37

One Planet Banner Test — Insider

Sustainability, voices-of-color, journey-toward-climate-justice, one-planet, climate-change, Hawaii, one-planet-summit

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