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Toun Soetan Biography Toun Soetan was born on June 3, 1953 in Lagos State, Nigeria. Toun grew up in the Beere–Oke Are area of Ibadan. She came from a very large family and was one of twenty-eight children born to Pa Joseph Ola Adigun and […]

A story that journalism tells about itself. It goes something like this: the journalist arrives at the scene, observes what is happening, speaks to multiple sides, weighs the evidence, and reports what they find with detachment and fairness, allowing the reader to form their own […]

Kenny Fihla Biography Kenny Fihla was born on February 18, 1967, in Cape Town, South Africa. His school and university years set the foundation for an unusual career path: he first trained as an engineer, which taught him to think in practical, step-by-step ways, then […]

Irungu Nyakera Biography Irungu Nyakera was born on May 13, 1982, in Murang’a County, Kenya. He grew up in humble circumstances after losing his mother early in life and being raised by his grandparents. His childhood in the countryside and later in Nairobi shaped a […]

Ramil Madriaga Biography Ramil Madriaga was born on June 16, 1964 in Quezon City in the Philippines. He later became a figure known mostly for legal trouble and for dramatic public allegations that drew national attention. He says he graduated from San Sebastian College (SSC) […]

Trying to run a household where every major decision requires sign-off from three different family members, each of whom has a different budget, different priorities, different legal authority over different rooms of the house, and different ideas about what the family’s long-term goals should be. […]

A photograph that has circulated in Western media for decades. You probably know it without being told which one — the emaciated child, the dusty landscape, the outstretched hand, the fly on the face. It has appeared in countless charity campaigns, documentary films, and news […]

Handing a teenager a map of a city that was drawn thirty years ago and asking them to navigate the streets as they exist today. Some of the landmarks are still there. Some of the roads still run in the same direction. But entire neighborhoods […]

Reason two scientists standing at the edge of a crowd, each holding the same groundbreaking research about climate change. The first scientist steps forward and delivers a beautifully precise summary of the findings — packed with data, methodological detail, confidence intervals, and peer-reviewed citations. The […]

Turn on your television on any given evening and watch carefully. If you spot a character with a visible disability, notice what they’re doing in the story. Are they the brave inspiration overcoming impossible odds to move a non-disabled protagonist to tears? Are they the […]