News & Features Archive

• April 21 2008

  Musician Wins Prize for Songs About Sanitation

  Most musicians want fortune, fame, a bowlful of after-show M&Ms with the brown ones removed, and the license to smash up hotel rooms whenever they feel like it. Not Feliciano dos Santos: He just wants people to wash their hands. Read More

• April 05 2008

  America’s First Gospel Group: The Fisk Jubilee Singers

  A group of former slaves started a singing group to keep their school from shutting down - and more than a century later, America's first all-black hit singing group is still going strong. Read More

• February 23 2008

  Celebrity Do-Gooders: Stars with Soul

  Despite all the celebrity scandals of recent years, plenty of stars are doing their best to help the word. Here are our front-runners in the world of famous do-gooders. Read More

• February 16 2008

  Teacher Who Couldn’t Read Becomes Literacy Activist

  Despite 35 years of education, classroom teacher John Cocoran had a dirty secret: He didn't know how to read. Now, he's a published author, and has created a nonprofit organization to make sure others don't share his experience. Read More

• January 24 2008

  Woman Sells Handicrafts to Fight Human Trafficking

  After seeing a documentary film about human trafficking, Sarah Symons devoted her life's work to helping the survivors lead normal lives by creating an online shop. Read More

• January 02 2008

  Woman Helps Autistic Children Celebrate Bar and Bat Mitzvahs

  For years, Jewish autistic children have been shut out of important religious rituals like bar and bat mitzvahs. But now, a woman named Elaine Hall has formed a group to give them the celebrations they deserve. Read More

• December 20 2007

  Reading, Writing, and Rocking Out: Little Kids Rock

  These days, plenty of school children around the United States are filling up their free periods with jamming guitar solos, pounding drums, and Axl-caliber wailing, thanks to a nonprofit organization by the name of Little Kids Rock. Read More

• November 27 2007

  TunaHAKI: The Acrobatic Orphanage

  When Scott Fifer traveled to Tanzania for a volunteer vacation, he encountered a unique group of talented acrobats at a local orphanage. Thanks to his hard work, the orphans got the adventure of a lifetime last year, when they came to the United States to train with Cirque du Soleil -- and he's even started a nonprofit organization to help them and other African orphans for years to come. Read More

• November 15 2007

  Nine-Year-Old Milly Bell Writes Book to Help Grieving Children

  Losing a parent can be heartbreaking for a young child. But nine-year-old Milly Bell has written a book to make the loss a little easier for grieving children like herself. Read More

• November 01 2007

  Child Soldier Turned Rap Star: Emmanuel Jal

  Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in Sudan at the age of nine and survived a 3-month trek across the African desert. Today, he's one of Africa's biggest rap stars -- and he's working hard to make sure that other children in Africa don't share his painful experiences. Read More

• October 04 2007

  The Martyr of Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi

  She may weigh only 100 pounds and wear flowers in her hair, but the remarkable Aung San Suu Kyi could be Myanmar's greatest hope for peace. Read More

• October 04 2007

  American Zoo Director Saves Belize’s Wildlife

  When Sharon Matola arrived in Belize, she discovered that most of the nation's schoolchildren couldn't recognize Belize's national animal, the tapir. So she set out to change that -- by creating the country's very first zoo. Read More

• September 16 2007

  Half-Sized Heroes

  Not sure how you feel about kids today? We've rounded up a few inspiring under-18s who are sure to change your mind. Learn how they're using printer cartridges, fairy dolls, and cell phones to save the world. Read More

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