Molly Simms
Articles by Molly Simms:
Debbie Stoller & Laurie Henzel
For decades, young feminists were offered two distinct perspectives in the magazine aisle: In one camp stood the pink fluff of women’s magazines like Cosmopolitan and Mademoiselle, which tackled such hard-hitting issues as inner-thigh exercises; on the other side, there were Sahara-dry tomes like Ms. and Mother Jones
Holla Luja
Rap videos are populated with gun-toting misogynists who stud their necks with ill-gotten diamonds and see violence as sport. But NYC minister Darren Ferguson saw past this. He uses the art of hip-hop to bring troubled kids to the Christian faith. After starting a youth ministry called F.L.A.Y.V.A., (Freedom, Love and Abundant Youth Victory Alliance)
GUERRILLA GARDENING
In 2004, longtime London-resident Richard Reynolds found himself living in a concrete high-rise, with no room for even the simplest window box garden. Walking to and from work each day, he observed the building’s flowerbeds, planters, and shrubberies-all withering in a state of weed-ridden decay.