Author Archives: Ebony Vandross
Having Anxiety Does Not Mean I’m Weak
Prison and Mental Health
When My Mum Died
Grounding Myself
The Stress of Moving to a New Country
The Power of Prayer and Affirmation
My Family Makes a Big Difference
The Power of a Workout
Endorphins, a Natural Remedy
Slaying the Depression Dragon
Art as Therapy
Ripple Effects of Attending a Book Club
Hindsight is 2020
How Fresh is the Cake
The Labor is Titanic
My Couch, My Walls, My Hair
I Am a Survivor and an Advocate
I Got Help, Now I Help Others
Stress Ripples through Our Community
Covid Diary
Standing Up for Racial Justice
Moving from Anguish to Power (long)
Moving from Anguish to Power (short)
Drowning Without a Life Jacket
Not Just On Our Shoulders
Make More Noise
Find Your Passion
Too Much on My Mind
Facing the Greatest Loss
No Sick Days
Breathe!
When My Parents Tested Positive
Misery of the Mind
Contributor Zenaida Garcia featured in Mosaic Podcast!
Covid-19 Changes Work
Water Treatment is Essential Work
My Wife Works in a Covid Hotspot
How Covid-19 Affected My Job
I Work in a Dangerous Place
A Seamstress During the Pandemic
Wear Your Mask!
Ignorance Kills Too!
Masks Protect Everyone
We Do Our Part as Workers
Undocumented
This Is How We Survive
We Must Be Ready
Not As Alone As We Think
Training to Be a Hotel Room Attendant
Training to Be a Woodworker
Discovering a New World in My House
From Hands-On to Online
The Bird Is Right
We Need More than Roadblocks
Voting in Times of Uncertainty
Making a Difference During Lockdown
Pandemic Pregnancy
You Are Not Alone
Quarantine within Quarantine
Letter from a Prisoner
Pandemic Haircut
Not Only Grief
We Will Be Okay
I Miss My Mother
Doing Something Special with My Life
Hoarding Is Contagious
Healing the Planet
My Son’s First Steps
Housing = Health
Pandemic Exposes Need for Universal Health Coverage
The Perfect Storm
Natural Disaster and Human-Made
Danko, the Dog, Is Not to Blame
Understanding Covid-19
Let’s Look Out for Everyone
Webinar: Using the “Pandemic” issue of The Change Agent in the Classroom
Watch a FREE one-hour webinar about our new issue of The Change Agent on the pandemic. This issue is full of powerful, multi-level writings by students about how they are coping with the virus at home, in their communities, and at work. Activities and discussion questions aligned to the College and Career Readiness Standards make this classroom-ready, and our online features (including audio versions of articles) make this a great resource for distance learning. View below:
Access “Talking About Race” for Free!
Racial discrimination in the U.S. is a 400-year-old problem that has recently exploded into public consciousness once again. All of our issues include a racial equity dimension, but the “Talking About Race” issue has especially strong resources for talking about race in the classroom. Thanks to some extra funding, we are making this issue FREE for a full year. To access it, please sign up here.
Access “Stand Up and Be Counted” for Free!
Being counted, in both the 2020 election and the census, matters. Democracy matters. The pandemic needn’t stop us from teaching students how to participate civically in these and other ways! From now through the election, you can access the “Stand Up and Be Counted” issue for free, along with all of the related online audio, and use the “read and comment” option available for each article. To access this free issue, please sign up here.