Not only is African American award-winning writer Amanda Gorman the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, but she is also a committed activist and changemaker. Born in 1998 and raised in Los Angeles, she began writing at a very young age, quickly discovering her talent for poetry…
Shani Dhanda is an award-winning disability specialist, listed as one of the U.K.’s most influential people. She advocates for inclusion across business, government, and wider society, and helps organizations remove obstacles to integrating inclusion into their business frameworks.
When she was young…
Known as a trailblazer for Australian Indigenous women’s rights, Antoinette Braybrook has used her voice to speak out on behalf of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples for nearly 20 years. She is the CEO of Djirra, an Aboriginal community-controlled organization that…
Growing up surrounded by the natural beauty of Hawaii and with a sense of scientific curiosity encouraged by her parents at every step, it’s no wonder that Jennifer Doudna has made a career out of learning more about the underlying biological mechanisms of life. The long list of credentials and awards to her name clearly shows that her years of work are bearing fruit that will grow our understanding of the world around us for generations…
Teenagers all over the world have a lot of expectations to live up to. They find themselves striving to balance school, family, work, and social obligations while preparing for their future lives as adults…
While not everybody has the opportunity to spend their life researching and advocating for nature the way Jane Goodall has, her life serves as an example of the profound cumulative impact years of small actions can have upon the world around us. Born Valerie Jane-Morris-Goodall on April 3, 1934, she had a passion for animals and Africa from a young age, keeping a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee instead of a teddy bear…
