EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was published as part of We Are Not Divided, a special editorial project of Reasons to be Cheerful that explores the human capacity to overcome divisions. Justine Abigail Yu was sitting alone in the school yard of a Toronto public school this summer, when a white…

A circus act in Lake George, N.Y., 1972. (Bob Schutz / AP Photo) Here is a version of the old rock-paper-scissors game, on a topic that should be of urgent concern to people on the left: How did Trumps America happen, and what can we do to dislodge its hold…

GRAMMY(R) AWARD WINNERS JUANES AND PITBULL, LATIN GRAMMY AWARD WINNER LUIS FONSI AND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD WINNER KELSEA BALLERINI TO PERFORM ON “ESSENTIAL HEROES: A MOMENTO LATINO EVENT,” A CELEBRATION OF LATINX CULTURE IN AMERICA, TO BE BROADCAST MONDAY, OCT. 26 ON CBS Pulitzer Prize Winner and 2018…

John Freeman, editor of Tales of Two Planets: Stories of Climate Change and Inequality in a Divided World, discusses the book with contributors Sulaiman Addonia, Lauren Groff, and Lina Mounzer hosted by Greenlight Bookstore, 6:30 p.m. ET. More info. Claire Messud discusses Kant’s Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why…

Lopez added, “For me, its [about] unifying the nation again, you know, getting rid of this hate. Thinking about my kids walking around in a world where its OK to be racist or prejudiced because our administration says its OK — that, to me, is really sad because its not…

SALT LAKE CITY Some 200 protesters joined a Womens March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday to voice their opposition of President Donald Trump and encourage other women to vote. The event was one of numerous rallies across the country from New York to San Francisco this weekend ahead…

Please wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay at home if you can. Please be careful. I love you. NEW RESOURCES – MEDICAL/HEALTH ABC7 : Filipinos at risk in pandemic will get help from new website. “Filipino Americans are disproportionately exposed to the pandemic, and now a nationwide organization of…

President Donald Trump famously said during the presidential debate that bad things happen in Philadelphia. But somegood things happen for Trump here, too. He defeated Hillary Clinton in two of the citys 66 wards in 2016, besting Mitt Romneys performance from four years earlier by winning areas of South and…

Celebrating the storied career of Rita Moreno. Today, we celebrate the storied career of EGOT winner, and general badass, Rita Moreno. The first Latina to win the Oscar, Rita was (and still is) a Hollywood trailblazer. Join us and Momento Latino for Essential Heroes: A Momento Latino Event, a special…

[Editor’s Note: The following essay is part of PRNEWS’ celebration of Global Diversity Awareness Month.] This years racial injustices and the global pandemic exposed inequities embedded for centuries in the US justice, education, health care and economic systems. As PR pros, it is our responsibility to bring awareness of the…