SOME GOOD THINGS

Inspirational people and projects from around the world

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Smithsonian Acquires Rare Photographs From the First African American Studios

Daguerreotypes by James P. Ball, Glenalvin Goodridge and Augustus Washington are the centerpiece of a collection that could rewrite the early history of American photography.

“We see beauty, we see fashion. We see these multidimensional experiences of Black men and women during that time period.” —Deborah Willis She added that the photographs broaden our view of the African American experience by depicting  “not only the challenges or ‘suffering’ of the Black body, but stories of Black men and women who were entrepreneurs, who had dreams, who were motivated by the politics of the time.”

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Keeping Love Close

What does love look like in a time of anti-Asian hate? Asian and Asian-American photographers respond. With an essay by Celeste Ng.

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Seesaws Built On U.S. Border Wall Win Prestigious Design Prize

"We are hopeful for change and that we start building more bridges instead of walls," says Ronald Rael, one of the designers of the project.

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How New Zealand rugby’s Nathan-Wong tackled sexism, racism and sizeism

Being ‘small, female and part-Chinese’ is not related to ‘what I bring to the rugby field’, says Black Ferns’ first 1,000-pointer and two-time World Cup winner Tyla Nathan-Wong.

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Yufan Lu: Make Me Beautiful

Photographer Yufan Lu explores the darker side of China’s booming cosmetic surgery industry

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We were the ones living it, and we had to enjoy it

What happened when a professional photographer cycled around the world for 18 months with her camera?

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A Rush to Use Black Art Leaves the Artists Feeling Used

Black creative professionals say they have been used to lend legitimacy to diversity campaigns while being underpaid and pigeonholed.

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Why Empathy Is One of the Most Overlooked Skills in Business

Empathy fuels productive conversations.

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The Only Way Is Through | By Kelley O'Hara

No matter what happens, through the good and the bad, you can always control what you do next. How you react to adversity. Your strength comes from who you are in the valleys of life.

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Meet the Young People at the Heart of Hong Kong's Rebellion

They are willing to gamble away their futures if it helps preserve their home

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Five Surprising Ways Exercise Changes Your Brain

Moving your body is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your mind.

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My Semester With the Snowflakes

At 52, I was accepted to Yale as a freshman. The students I met there surprised me.

“There is so much we do not know. Let us embrace, together, our humility — our willingness to admit what we have yet to discover. After all, if you knew all the answers, you would not need Yale. And if humanity knew all the answers, the world would not need Yale.”

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Indigenous Runners Rosalie Fish And Jordan Marie Daniel Run For Their People

Rosalie Fish used to run for herself. Then she began to run for Indigenous people — and for missing and murdered Indigenous women.