The Magpie

By Rebecca Capers, Hydeia Irving, Hawa Kamara, Aissatou Tunkara, Haowen Yan, & Emma Buchman
The Hidden Figures Database is an ongoing project by interns from our partners at Futures and Options. It features hidden figures whose stories are repressed by mainstream society. The public database currently features figures from the Black community, the LGBQTIA+ community, and different Indigenous communities in North America.

Current figures include:

Bessie Coleman • Frances Thompson • Kalpana Chawla • Jovita Idar • Maria Tallchief • Philip Vera Cruz • Scott Wabano

Research by Emma Buchman
Inspired by the parallels in the death investigations of Katherine Morris and Keith Warren, this database consists of cases of police misconduct where confirmation bias led to an improper investigation that compromised the integrity of the findings. It has over 50 cases so far.

By Emma Buchman
From the moment that Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, our editor has been collecting information and media from a broad range of news sources. In this database, you can get a clear view of the state of the world in the months after the war, and learn more about the continuing conflict.

Sections include: 

• Russia’s occupation of Chernobyl

• War crimes committed by the Russian military in Ukraine

• International Fallout by Region