Voices

Sharing stories and experiences that highlight diverse narratives across community groups.

Community Voices

News Source: YES! Magazine

For Asian immigrants, cooperatives came from the home country

From Yes! Magazine – a look into how Asian immigrant communities have participated in mutual aid throughout the history of American immigration.

How Technology Helps Preserve Endangered Indigenous Languages

From YES! magazine – Tribal members are using technology to their advantage, learning, documenting and invigorating indigenous languages.

Only Bridging Can Heal a World of Breaking

From Yes! Magazine – Diversity can be a great strength, but it is susceptible to manipulation when not accompanied by community leaders from all backgrounds willing and able to bridge across difference. The idea of “bridging” provides a path to healing…

How Photography Shapes Our View of Native Americans

From Yes! Magazine – Jacqueline Keeler
Using an early photographic process, one photographer hopes to draw a line connecting what happened to the Dakota people in Mankato, Minnesota, 155 years ago and what is happening today to the Dakota/Lakota standing up to a $3.7 billion crude oil pipeline…

The Importance of Movies Like “Black Panther” and “A Wrinkle in Time”

From Yes! Magazine – Jennifer Burton & Julie Dobrow & Calvin Gidney. Yes, Black Panther is shattering box-office records. And A Wrinkle in Time is the first $100 million movie directed by a woman of color. But beyond all that, these films break the mold by showing the complexity and variety of black male and female experiences.