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The latest Edelman Trust Barometer found that 7 in 10 people are now unwilling or hesitant to trust anyone whose values or background differ from their own, while only 32% of people believe the next generation will be better off. As faith in institutions collapses, people are placing what trust they have left in those closest to them: family, neighbors, mentors, and colleagues, which raises a question we must ask ourselves: Where is leadership truly forged, and what do we inh

Photo by: Brandon Grate LEPR Agency A former corporate executive and Washington, D.C. native is helping children build positive spending and budgeting habits with a new book series this National Financial Planning Month. The CleverCents book series is part of an interactive learning platform for children that will later include a mobile game focused on financial literacy. The three books follow curious Lia Brightwood from age 7 to 8 as she navigates real-world situations and

The art historian, poet, and novelist close-reads images, moving and still, canonical and lesser known, that have shaped her evolving identity as an American “Mulatta” lesbian born at the end of the Civil Rights Movement in this singular blend of life-writing and cultural studies. The daughter of the WASP mother who raised her and a Black father she has never known, J. Vanessa Lyon delivers a candid memoir across thirteen uniquely structured chapters in conversation with endu

Becky Robison is a writer and certified death doula living in Louisville, Kentucky. After her parents died, she created My Parents Are Dead: What Now?—a website documenting her journey through the legal, financial, and bureaucratic aftermath in order to help others do the same.

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