[ad_1] Sometimes when you meet someone for the first time, you feel an instant kinship. That was the case with two Connecticut co-workers who later learned that their sisterhood wasn’t just figurative, it was literal. Cassandra Madison /Facebook Julia Tinetti and Cassandra Madison were born in the Dominican Republic and later adopted. Each woman had…

[ad_1] When the pandemic turned in-person learning virtual for students at a Washington, DC high school, a chemistry teacher quickly got creative with his lessons. Jonte Lee turned his kitchen into a chemistry lab, used his own money to buy and deliver supplies for his 35 students, then went on to teach. Now it’s not…

[ad_1] When photographer Edas Wong takes photos through the streets of Hong Kong, he captures random elements that interweave into joyful, charming, and often surreal images. A stranger walking past a large, leafy tree — to Edas’s playful eyes — looks like a man with a full, wonderful afro. Edas Wong Perhaps unsurprisingly, Wong’s amazing…

[ad_1] Before World Kidney Day, an exhibition of portraits of powerful human stories captures the resilience of those living with chronic diseases. An exhibition highlighting the experiences of people in the UK living with chronic kidney disease has been launched online. Survivors: unfiltered life features portrait photos that capture themes of survival through thick and…