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The 21st spoke to Illinois activist Brenda Myers-Powell on her new memoir "Leaving Breezy Street" about her experiences being sex trafficked, her life as a sex worker, and how she's overcome it to help other today
According to Prudential’s “Pulse of the American Worker Survey," a little over a quarter of all workers planned to look for a different job this year. The 21st spoke to someone who recently shifted careers and a labor economist to hear more about the data behind 'The Great Resignation."
Despite the data showing 55% of Illinoisans aged 12 and up are fully vaccinated, concerns about rising infection rates in some parts of the state still remain. We were joined by three Midwest reporters to update us on their reporting areas' vaccine rates and the delta variant.
A new playground coming to Bloomington-Normal, Illinois — unlike most playgrounds, there won't be swings or monkey bars. To help kids excercise navigating risks, there will instead be boulders, streams and rocks. The 21st spoke with the international team of designers behind it.
We talk with two authors about helping children grow into independent, confident, and self-sufficient adults. Lenore Skenazy is the author of Free-Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow, and Christina Hillsberg is the author of License to Parent: How My Career as a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids.
