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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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Segregation – The Neighbor That Won’t Leave
Affluent and Black, and Still Trapped by Segregation – New York Times front page on Sunday, August 21, 2016. Read it here: http://nyti.ms/2bvF9m5
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Right to Life: Protest=Love
A series of portraits and signs carried in marches and rallies protesting police brutality. The images were taken in New York City and Baltimore between 2014-2015. Click here to purchase any of the below prints. Click here to purchase any of the above prints.
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The right to life.
Life. Witnessing the wanton destruction of life has deeply impacted me these last few years. Every life I’ve witnessed killed on a video…every life I’ve heard was destroyed… everyone who has their right to life taken from them by someone who believed their right to kill trumped another’s right to live…all of those lives have changed me. People are people. No howevers, buts, if onlys can change that. Popular culture would have us believe animals are people. Some people are animals. Dogs and lions have a right to life. Some people forfeit their right to life the moment they’re born. That’s popular culture. Popular culture is wrong. People are people. No matter how…
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ANNA MURRAY-DOUGLASS: MY MOTHER AS I RECALL HER
Looking backward over a space of fifty years or more, I have in remembrance two travelers whose lives were ·real in their activity; two lives that have indelibly impressed themselves upon my memory; two lives whose energy and best ability was exerted to make my life what it should be, and who gave me a home where wisdom and industry went hand in hand; where instruction was given that a cultivated brain and an industrious hand were the twin conditions that lead to a well balanced and useful life. These two lives were embodied in the personalities of Frederick Douglass and Anna Murray his wife. They met at the base…
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Quote: If you want good laws…
Voulez-vous avoir de bonnes lois; brûlez les vôtres, et faites-en de nouvelles. If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones. ~ Voltaire, Laws (1765)
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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 some point in their lives. These issues, which are wrapped up in America’s unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness.
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Quote: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.
- Bryan Stevenson, crime and punishment, human rights, Justice, mercy, Quotes, state violence, Uncategorized
Quote: 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 our commitment to justice, the character of our society, our commitment to the rule of law, fairness, and equality cannot be measured by how we treat the rich, the powerful, the privileged, and the respected among us. The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor; the…
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Singleness is not the prize.
The last eight years of my life have been a continual pursuit of truth and life. The most prominent truth I have held onto is: “It is not good for man to be alone (Genesis 2:18).” These words are attributed to God during His process of creating humanity. I understand this statement to mean that it is not good for woman to be alone either.
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Note to self: Don’t forget to come back….
Don't forget to come back and embrace a community. Build one, if you must. Don't neglect the sharing of yourself.
