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Ai-Jen Poo Addresses Equal Pay for Women in U.S. House Hearing
March 24, 2021 Savannah Behrmann, USA Today AWTT portrait subject Ai-Jen Poo was among those who testified today before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The
Samantha Smith: Still Relevant Today
March 08, 2022 Emily Burnham, The Bangor Daily News The Bangor Daily News has featured reporter Emily Burnham’s story about Samantha Smith: “This plucky Maine girl
Maine Artist’s Activists Portrait Series Meant to Inspire Courage in Young Americans
March 07, 2022 Valerie Royzman, The Bangor Daily News In this recent news story about Americans Who Tell the Truth, reporter Valerie Royzman highlights that
Bill McKibben Weighs in on Russia and Ukraine
February 28, 2022 Bill McKibben, The Guardian AWTT portrait subject Bill McKibben has outlined a formula for defeating Russian expansionism. “This is not a ‘war for oil and gas’ in
Leah Penniman: Star Power
February 18, 2022 Americans Who Tell the Truth Black urban farming is on the rise – and Leah Penniman is center stage. Just this week,
Langston Hughes, Born 120 (or 121?) Years Ago
February 01, 2022 Linda Gregg, The Writer’s Almanac Thanks to The Writer’s Almanac for reminding us of Langston Hughes’s birthday today–and for highlighting some interesting quotes from Hughes: