Humankind (USA Today)

Humankind is a USA Today channel on YouTube and Facebook, initiated in June 2015, which presents short videos on uplifting and inspiring stories of Human Kindness.

Anyone can do it — BE RADIANT! Make the decision. I want to be an agent of change to a loving world — so I will be radiant. ~ Patch Adams

June 2015

We decided to do the small things that we could, to the make the world a better place, so we created the Joygerm club, and the kindness campaigns. ~ Josh Quakenboss

• That what its about — It's about Life — L - I - F - E — LIFE!
  • Willie Morris, in This 77-year-old grandma can lift more than you (3 June 2015)

• I want a family. Even if I had to live in a box.
  • Logan, in Homeless teen finds sister but that's not the best part (3 June 2015)

• I woke up this morning and told Matt that Mom & Dad is coming today.
  • Tom Meeks, in Family hears son's heart beat in another man's chest (3 June 2015)

July 2015

• Matt signed up to be an organ donor at the age of 16. That decision, and Ryan's heroism, helped save 60 other people who received donations from Matt.
  • Adrienne Broaddus, reporting on the rescue attempt of Ryan Nelson, on Matthew Heisler, in Trying to save friend, man saves 60 others instead (2 July 2015) · full report in USA Today (2 July 2015)

• We don't see it as we are going to help her, we see it as she's going to help us with our lives.
  • Brent Shook, in Orphan meets new mom and makes everyone cry (24 July 2015)

• Daddy, there's a fire on one of the houses.
  • Rosie Moran, in 4-year-old on a bike ride saves family from house fire (27 July 2015)

February 2016

• If everyone could look past the physical appearance … this world would be a better place.
  • Vee Nguyen, as quoted in Teen makes pigs fly to ask special needs student to prom (9 February 2016)

March 2016

• We like to make sure she is treated fairly by everybody, because she needs to — and she deserves it.
  • Adrianna DeBoer, in Identical twins are very different, but fiercely loyal (1 March 2016)

• You know, t's always the same. I've clowned in 81 countries. People hunger for love, and clowning is a trick to get love close. As a clown I can do things that people are too frightened of Love to allow you to do.
  • Patch Adams, in "Patch Adams and clowns spreading laughter at hospital" (2 March 2016)

• Anyone can do it — BE RADIANT! Make the decision. I want to be an agent of change to a loving world — so I will be radiant.
  • Patch Adams, in "Patch Adams and clowns spreading laughter at hospital" (2 March 2016)

• It’s like if, like there was a big germ going around, and it was creating every one to be mad and angry and making them to do bad stuff.
  • Owen Rohlfs, third grader, in Kids battle bad news by spreading 'joygerms' (14 March 2016)

• We decided to do the small things that we could, to the make the world a better place, so we created the Joygerm club, and the kindness campaigns.
  • Josh Quakenboss, third grader, in Kids battle bad news by spreading 'joygerms' (14 March 2016)

• Somebody brought teeth to the relationship. … Forty years ago, my life started again.
  • Don Rheinhart, in Pilot thanks God for plane crash that changed his life (17 March 2016)

• You're everybody's best friend.
  You always make me laugh.
  • Compliments for Ketchel, in Trail of compliments leads to special promposal (18 March 2016)

External links

• Humankind channel at YouTube
• Humankind videos on Facebook