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A ‘Quest for Justice’ for a Murdered Civil Rights Pioneer, 52 Years Later
“She spent her whole life fighting for others. It’s time somebody started fighting for her."
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Quote: One Strike Left…
'You’ve got two strikes against you: You’re a woman and you’re a Negro.’ Yeah, but...
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Ridicuous & dangerous rhetoric from Donald Trump
An attack on law enforcement is an attack on America…. I will restore law and order to our country. This administration has failed the inner city. It’s failed them on every level….To mske life safe for all our citizens we are going to defeat the barbarians of ISIS and we are going to defeat them fast…. Anyone who supports violence,…
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We Need to Talk About An Injustice
“I believe the opposite of poverty is justice.” Bryan Stevenson In an engaging and personal talk — with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks — human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America’s justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country’s black male population has been incarcerated at…
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Bryan Stevenson, crime and punishment, human rights, Justice, mercy, Quotes, state violence, UncategorizedQuote: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.
Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done. My work with the poor and the incarcerated has persuaded me that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice. Finally, I’ve come to believe that the true measure of…
