A Group of Students Were Never Taught About Their Voting Rights—So They’re Suing
Gilmanshin/Shutterstock Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. What does the right to vote entail exactly? What is the separation of powers guaranteed in the Constitution? At a time of impeachment, escalating climate change, and justified fears of foreign interference…
When a Republican Fell Sick, His Democratic Colleague Showed Him the Meaning of Friendship
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)Melina Mara/Pool via AP Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. John Lewis has survived a storm of physical and verbal attacks. He was beaten as a young man while campaigning for civil rights, one time fracturing…
Baltimore’s Largest Museum Is Doing Something Bold and Brave, and a Lot of Conservative Men Are Gonna Hate It
Amy Sherald. Planes, Rockets, and the Spaces in Between (detail). 2018. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Purchase by exchange with funds provided by the Pearlstone Family Fund and through a partial gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © 2019 Amy Sherald. Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories…
A Homeless Singer’s Viral Video Lands Her an Offer From a Grammy-Nominated Producer
Screenshot of video from LAPDHQ/Twitter Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. Emily Zamourka says she learned to sing by imitating opera performers on TV while growing up in Russia. Decades later, with her belongings beside her, she began singing…
How a Hospital Was Shamed Into Forgiving 6,500 People’s Unpaid Medical Bills
Carrie Barrett (left), a former defendant in a suit brought by a large hospital network, celebrates the cancellation of her mounting medical debt after an investigation by ProPublica and MLK50 Memphis.Andrea Morales for MLK50 Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up…
He Spent Every Day Handing Out a Free Newspaper. When the Paper Shut Down, His Community Stepped Up.
Hassan Nezhadessivandi, 65, used to distribute the Express newspaper in Washington, DC, before it ceased publication, leaving him jobless but not without support.Bobby King Sr. Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. For five years, Hassan Nezhadessivandi had stood in…