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Breaking Free!Starting over, letting go, seizing the moment, and learning to use your outside voice. Celebrate (and savor) independence whenever you can.Let this week's playlist inspire your rebel spirit. @media screen and (max-width: 600px) { #BreakingFreePlaylist { width: 350px; }...
Presented in partnership with Bright Cellars Together, The Moth and our friends at Bright Cellars are celebrating our earth, which, from air to grapes, gives us small and large miracles every single day. Using these story prompts, we invite you to consider: What you might be able to do to better protect and preserve our natural resources? When was the last time you got outside and appreciated the great outdoors in your city or state? What about nature makes you feel most joyful? ...
Happy Juneteenth! Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americas in Galveston, Texas were finally informed that the Civil War had ended, and that they were free…two full years after President Abraham Lincoln declared it. A Gallup survey showed that more than 60 percent of Americans have little or no awareness about Juneteenth, reminding us that knowing our country's history and its stories is more important than ever. This week’s playlist cel...
June is Pride month, and at its core, as with so many annual celebrations, is the empowering acknowledgement of survival. Pride commemorates the Stonewall riots, a series of demonstrations that took place in June of 1969 in response to the police raid of the Stonewall Inn in New York City. The Stonewall Inn had been a safe haven for the gay, lesbian and transgender community. The ensuing protests were a tipping point for the gay liberation movement in the United States and paved the way for d...
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