Serena Solomon
Religion
Meet the Woke Young People Trying to Make Christianity Cool Again
The Christian leaders of tomorrow are surprisingly progressive on issues like LGBTQ rights, the environment, and racial inequality.
Serena Solomon
11.3.17
Crime
The Sex Offender Registry Leaves Female Sex Offenders Open to Abuse
"It's harder to say, 'Well, I don't want to do this with you,' or 'I want to wait to have sex.' How do you assert a boundary when you have broken a law?"
Serena Solomon
10.24.17
Religion
Inside the Growing World of Christian Yoga
Many Christians feel yoga's Hindu roots make it incompatible with their Christian faith. Some have set out to create their own alternative.
Serena Solomon
9.5.17
Health
The Conservative Christian Moms Pushing for More Legal Weed in Texas
"We are the most unlikely people to be doing this."
Serena Solomon
3.27.17
immigration
Inside the Border Town That Would Be Split in Two by Trump's Wall
Donald Trump has called Laredo dangerous, but residents here are more worried about his proposed policies than crime.
Serena Solomon
3.23.17
Health
How People Commemorate the Day They Lost a Limb
Inside the growing trend of "ampuversaries."
Serena Solomon
2.27.17
immigration
The Undocumented Immigrants Trying to Get Sent to Detention
Sometimes, the only way to fix the system is to infiltrate it.
Serena Solomon
2.1.17
education
More Students Are Graduating Because High School Is Getting Less Boring
Lessons on technology and social skills are keeping kids engaged and in the classroom.
Serena Solomon
12.29.16
Stuff
The Legal Industry for Kidnapping Teens
Youth transportation services are essentially for-hire kidnappers who take "at-risk" youth from their homes to behavioral programs, per the instructions of their parents.
Serena Solomon
11.30.16
Stuff
How Immigrants Prepare for the Possibility of Deportation
Many immigrants are now making contingency plans—like a will, but for immigrants—to map out what will happen to their kids, belongings, and lives in the United States if they're deported.
Serena Solomon
10.19.16
Stuff
What Happens to Your Stuff When You Get Deported?
Immigrants are regularly deported with only the clothes on their back—no cellphones, no ID, no cash.
Serena Solomon
8.11.16
meat
Drop the Jerky and Start Eating Biltong
Warren Pala's New Jersey-based Braaitime is one of the few biltong producers in the country, and it's slowly chipping away at the giant market share of his biggest competitor, jerky.
Serena Solomon
7.27.16
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