Solange Knowles is the first recipient of the award, which recognizes artists who create a social impact through activism Helen Murphy is a former news writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2020.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the LA Times today, Robin Abcarian writes: They tried it with Barack Obama. Didn’t ...

When you meet fear with curiosity, courage, and compassion, it becomes rocket fuel for growth. The CEO of an enterprise software startup walked into my office looking visibly distraught. His ...

Over the weekend, singer Solange Knowles was honored with the first-ever Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact at the Town Hall in New York City. A number of stars were in attendance to ...

Since the rise of the internet and social media, society has become well-acquainted with the idea of "virality" as the rapid spread of ideas and information (or misinformation). The relatively recent ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from The Great Fear Deep Fear will make you plunge into an atmosphere of horror and hopelessness. For salvation, you can only rely on yourself. You've got ...

The Great Fear was based on an unfounded rumor. That didn't matter when it came to real world consequences. Credit: Fine Art Images / Heritage Images / Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily ...

A century ago, the nation was wracked by race wars known as the “Red Summer” of 1919. Today, race wars are resurging, but implemented not by gangs or groups as in the early-20 th century but by ...

Researchers have examined the Great Fear of 1789, a period when unfounded rumors about an alleged famine orchestrated by the aristocracy spread across France in just a few weeks. This episode ...

Researchers have used epidemiological models to determine whether the wave of riots in 1789 known as the Great Fear spread through irrational panic or rational protest. Read the paper: Epidemiology ...