The Optimist: An Indigenous village works to save a Brazilian forest, seed by seed

Meet the 1,300 librarians racing to back up Ukraine's digital archives ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks for one year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Dado Galieri for The Post) An Indigenous village works to save a Brazilian forest, seed by seed During harvest journeys, a small village collects the native seeds being used to replant one of the world's most biologically rich areas By Daniel Grossman and Dado Galieri ●  Read more »   Meet the 1,300 librarians racing to back up Ukraine's digital archives Over the past month, librarians and archivists across the world have used open source tools to back up everything from Ukraine's historical records and census data to children's poems and Ukrainian basket weaving techniques. By Pranshu Verma ●  Read more »   What Ketanji Brown Jackson's sisterlocks means to Black women For Black women, natural hair is having a renaissance and Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation signals that it is also being accepted in the highest reaches of power. By Clyde McGrady ●  Read more »   A displaced Ukrainian dad asked for Legos for his son. Gifts poured in. "We left all our Lego in Ukraine," Igor Sidorov wrote on Facebook. "Help me please!" By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   Michelle Yeoh's multiverse movie finds the heroism in being human The Daniels' "Everything Everywhere All at Once" isn't about saving the world as much as it is discovering what it means to be part of it. Analysis ●  By Sonia Rao ●  Read more »   A Publix employee's friendship with a toddler shopper goes viral "He also has served as a living example to her of how to be a good and true friend," said Cindy Sikkenga, the girl's grandmother. By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   9 foraging tips from Alexis Nikole Nelson, the 'Black Forager' Smart tips to help you forage for food, courtesy of social media firebrand Alexis Nikole Nelson. By Kari Sonde ●  Read more »   Dolly Parton comes home to Dollywood, the theme park of her dreams Dollywood is introducing some new experiences this year, though the oldies are still golden. By Andrea Sachs ●  Read more »   The best travel memento smells like vacation Science says smells evoke memories. That's why I buy a candle on every trip. Perspective ●  By Dayana Sarkisova ●  Read more »   He grew 1,269 tomatoes on a single stem and broke his own world record Douglas Smith's gardening hobby has grown to epic proportions. By Sydney Page ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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