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  • A BRIGHT Farewell

    A BRIGHT Farewell

    After three years and 800 stories, today BRIGHT Magazine closes its doors. We hope our values will live on.
    Go to the profile of Sarika Bansal
    Sarika Bansal
    Jul 31, 2019
    This Is Why I Give. What About You?

    This Is Why I Give. What About You?

    ”My own answer to ‘why I give,’ is, quite simply, because I can. Because it’s my choice. Giving is a way to express myself.”
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    BRIGHT Magazine
    Jul 30, 2019
    Out Of The Closet And Into The Streets

    Out Of The Closet And Into The Streets

    How a feminist movement turned the demand for legal abortion in Argentina from a taboo subject and into a national debate.
    Go to the profile of Belén Arce Terceros
    Belén Arce Terceros
    Jul 29, 2019
    A New Gospel Of Philanthropy

    A New Gospel Of Philanthropy

    Should philanthropy address the inequality of which it is a symptom? And if so, how?
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    BRIGHT Magazine
    Jul 26, 2019
    Talking In Pictures

    Talking In Pictures

    I’ve spent a good chunk of my professional life thinking about how to tell stories with images, including at BRIGHT. Here’s what I learned.
    Go to the profile of Marion Durand
    Marion Durand
    Jul 24, 2019
    The Fall Of Flint

    The Fall Of Flint

    “You know what my biggest fear is? That people are going to forget about us.”
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    BRIGHT Magazine
    Jul 22, 2019
    The Double-Edged Sword Of Humanizing Migrants

    The Double-Edged Sword Of Humanizing Migrants

    Wouldn’t our library of the migrant experience be richer, more useful, if they themselves were given the means to show us their true selves?
    Go to the profile of Hassan Ghedi Santur
    Hassan Ghedi Santur
    Jul 19, 2019
    A Tale Of Two Abortions

    A Tale Of Two Abortions

    “A miscarriage can be a relief for a while but mourned later, just as the desired termination of a pregnancy can later become a loss.”
    Go to the profile of Sarika Bansal
    Sarika Bansal
    Jul 17, 2019
    A Bright New Generation Battles Inequality

    A Bright New Generation Battles Inequality

    “This is a tremendous opportunity to get in front of questions about how philanthropy and our economic system intertwine.”
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    BRIGHT Magazine
    Jul 15, 2019
    Fair, But Not So Lovely: India’s Obsession With Skin Whitening

    Fair, But Not So Lovely: India’s Obsession With Skin Whitening

    The country’s fixation with light skin is a brazen cocktail of colorism, patriarchy, and residual colonialism.
    Go to the profile of Neha Dixit
    Neha Dixit
    Jul 10, 2019
    I Help Muslim Refugees Because I’m Christian

    I Help Muslim Refugees Because I’m Christian

    I believe it is the duty of Christians to help everyone live a dignified life.
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    BRIGHT Magazine
    Jul 9, 2019
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