Justice

Himba

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A hydroelectric dam threatens ancient tradition of the Himba in Namibia. Click to see the entire photo gallery The history of the Himba, a nomadic ethnic group located in northern Namibia, known for the distinctive red ocher of their body, is a story of human tragedy.  Periods of severe drought took turns with armed attack [...]

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The Problem We All Live With

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Thank you to my Coming to the Table friends Sharon Morgan and Edie Lee Harris for sharing this story. In 1960, a 6-year old African American girl named Ruby Bridges was escorted by federal marshals into an elementary school in New Orleans after integration became the law of the land. In 1963 Norman Rockwell captured [...]

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Buy Her Bag, Not Her Body

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- A story told by Yelena Posniak/S4C New York City – I recently had the honor to interview Supei Liu and Diana Mao, the co-founding members of the Nomi Network based in New York City. By utilizing their knowledge of fashion design, marketing, business and with great creativity, Nomi Network is making a tremendous difference [...]

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Denis Mukwege helps women ravaged by Congo war

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A woman arrived at the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a few years ago weighing just under 62 pounds. Armed militants had murdered three of her eight children and her husband. The gunmen had repeatedly raped the woman, who as a result had become incontinent and infected with HIV. For Denis [...]

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Too Young to Wed – The secret world of child brides

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By Cynthia Gorney for National Geographic Please share this story!

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Shocking photo created a hero, but not to his family

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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from John Blake’s 2004 book “Children of the Movement.” The PBS documentary “Freedom Riders” features James Zwerg, now 71. Blake interviewed him in 2003. This report contains objectionable language. (From CNN) – The mob was already waiting for James Zwerg by the time the Greyhound bus eased into the [...]

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Destroying Young Lives Should Not be Profitable

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From Southern Poverty Law Center It came to be known as “kids for cash.” That was the name given to the alleged $2.8 million bribery scheme in which a former Pennsylvania judge was accused of sentencing children to for-profit detention centers for kickbacks. This month, the judge went on trial in that case and, days [...]

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On the 50th Anniversary of the Inauguration of President Kennedy “Let the Word Go Forth”

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Fifty years ago, on January 20, 1961, the torch was passed to a new generation when John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States. The address he gave is one of the most inspiring and important speeches of 20th century. The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University has produced [...]

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Scott Sisters to be released from prison

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UPDATE (Jan 1): Gladys Scott calls NY Times columnist Bob Herbert. Read his column about their New Year’s Eve conversation here. “I was happy for the Scott sisters and deeply moved as Gladys spoke of how desperately she wanted to “just hold” her two children and her mother, who live in Florida. But I couldn’t [...]

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Operation Small Axe

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Editorial Note: This video trailer for the film Operation Small Axe is a follow-up to the article last week from Adimu Madyun. Adimu has followed events in Oakland for years and has created this documentary film to bring a picture of apparently ingrained police racism and rising community resistance to the idea of continuing victimhood. [...]

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