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Give MARCH autographed by Rep. John Lewis for the holidays!

December 18, 2016 No Comments

United States Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis said that he didn’t have the ten cents to buy FOR’s Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story when it came out, but someone gave the comic book to him. As it happened, that little gift in 1958 would be the inspiration for Rep. Lewis’ award-winning three-book graphic memoir – MARCH! This year,

Dealing with Humiliation

December 13, 2016 No Comments

It has always struck me that in our country, it is OK for anyone who has been denied justice to be angry about it – except for black people. For some reason, our oppressors have made it nearly a mortal sin to be angry or to show that anger, while they feel no compunction or hesitation in showing their anger

Human Rights Day, A Call to Care

December 11, 2016 No Comments

December 10th marks the U.N. Human Rights Day, celebrating and upholding the indispensable and crucial declaration of universal human rights. On the eve of this event, I visited a refugee camp housing 700 families in Kabul. Conditions in refugee camps can be deplorable, intolerable. Here, the situation is best described as surreal. As I approach the entrance to the camp with my

Human Rights Day, A Call to Care

December 11, 2016 No Comments

December 10th marks the U.N. Human Rights Day, celebrating and upholding the indispensable and crucial declaration of universal human rights. On the eve of this event, I visited a refugee camp housing 700 families in Kabul. Conditions in refugee camps can be deplorable, intolerable. Here, the situation is best described as surreal. As I approach the entrance to the camp with my

Mother of Exiles: #lovetrumpshate

December 10, 2016 No Comments

In 2016, President-elect Donald Trump threatened to put Muslim citizens on a registry, once elected. Let’s continue building a nation that welcomes all people in 2017. The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus (1883) Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a

Mother of Exiles: #lovetrumpshate

December 10, 2016 No Comments

In 2016, President-elect Donald Trump threatened to put Muslim citizens on a registry, once elected. Let’s continue building a nation that welcomes all people in 2017. The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus (1883) Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a