Celebrity stylist, photographer and writer, Ayishat Akanbi, discusses the problem with wokeness right now, and the solutions for a kinder world with Wokeness 2.0 for Double Down News. Akanbi's frames her message with the need for more empathy in the world. In the video she says, "Once you have compassion and empathy, you can often see that you have a lot more in common with people than you do apart." She remarks on how the ways in which society functions forces us to see our

About 1.4 million Americans are in danger of being erased from existence - according to the federal government, that is. And, as history has shown time and time again. if the government does not consider someone an equal citizen of this country, those people are likely to face cruel discrimination, poverty and violence. Credit: Franziska Barczyk On October 21, 2018, The New York Times published an alarming piece about the potential future for transgender people in America. If