When he was a child, artist and photographer Wesaam Al-Badry's family fled his home country of Iraq at the onset of the Gulf War. That experience has sculpted much of his work, which focuses on capturing human struggle with dignity and love. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on how refugees are beautiful. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

DY Suharya is the founder of Alzheimer's Indonesia and the regional director of Alzheimer's Disease International for the Asia Pacific region. When her mother was diagnosed with dementia, Suharya became her caregiver. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on memory loss and healthy aging. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Elliot Wade is a trans advocate who co-founded the Louisiana Trans Name Change Fund. He was born and raised in Cecilia, Louisiana, where he didn't have much access to conversations about identity. Now he's looking to change that for others. Wade shares his Brief But Spectacular take on the power of a name. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Ole Kassow is a Danish entrepreneur who started Cycling Without Age, a nonprofit that encourages volunteers to cycle with senior citizens in bike taxis as a way to help them get outdoors. Kassow shares his Brief But Spectacular take on the right to relate. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Adam Falkner is a poet, musician, educator, and race and equity strategist. Much of his work studies intersectional themes of race, gender, queer life and social justice education. He was also a featured performer at President Barack Obama's Grassroots Ball at the 2009 presidential inauguration. Falkner shares his Brief but Spectacular take on performing privilege and forgiveness. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Kimiko Hahn, a professor at Queens College, City University of New York, is the author of 10 books of poetry and the winner of numerous awards. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on the power of poetry. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Dr. Donna Adams-Pickett is a practicing OB-GYN in Georgia, a state that's known as a maternal care desert. She's run a women's health center there for more than two decades. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on a career spent serving women's health needs. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Rainesford Stauffer is a freelance writer and Kentuckian. She is the author of "An Ordinary Age," and her upcoming book, "All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive," looks to examine and dismantle the concepts of ambition and burnout in young adults. Stauffer shares her Brief But Spectacular take on rethinking ambition. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Amy Stelly is an urban planner, designer and artist in New Orleans where her family has lived for four generations. She has been fighting to remove the Claiborne Expressway, a highway that the Biden administration has called "an example of historic inequity." She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on improving community health outcomes near urban highways. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Amelia Noor-Oshiro is a Muslim woman, educator, activist and suicide survivor. Through her advocacy work, she is using science and research to help others who are experiencing suicidal thoughts. Noor-Oshiro shares her Brief But Spectacular take on cross-cultural suicide prevention research. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders