A brief look at the monthly Busboys and Poets sponsored opportunities to engage with your community

Eve Ensler’s response to Rep. Akin’s comment that women’s bodies are able to prevent pregnancy in cases of ‘legitimate rape’ …

An excerpt adapted from Rebecca Walker’s book, “Black Cool: One Thousand Streams of Blackness”

Owner Andy Shallal’s letter to the editor in the Washington Post in response to an article about “swagger jacking”

Olympic games callously scheduled during the holiest of months for Muslims – Ramadan

“We can thank Frank Ocean, not only for making a public statement that sweeps aside shadows and offers young fans another powerfully vulnerable star to admire and emulate, but for reminding us that while proudly declaring an identity can be a politically crucial gesture, often the human heart is not so sure-footed. The process of becoming and unbecoming, loving and losing, is what often makes for the most meaningful art.” – Ann Powers, NPR

Suggested reading list for summer

Happy 4th, America!

“Life is too short to be busy” writes Kreider for the NYTimes

Once again the issue of transparency and trust in our food system arises

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As the upcoming presidential election nears, we are hearing the usual buzzwords: “economy,” “jobs,” “health care,” but now we are forced to deal with a matter that makes many Americans uncomfortable and fidgety.