October 13, 2022 Just Imagine…a Commitment to Healing Society In 1925 Jack Geiger was born in New York City to Jewish immigrants from Austria and Germany. Jack was a quick learner, graduating high school at the age of 14....
October 6, 2022 Just Imagine…Daily Habits for Making a Difference In 1959, Jadav (Molai) Payeng was born into the Mising tribe in India. As a teenager he became concerned about the environment when he saw the forest where he played...
September 29, 2022 Just Imagine … Moral Persuasion A fourth grade geography textbook with pictures of Africa helped set the course for Janice McLaughlin’s life. She sensed that Africa would become her life’s passion. She joined the Maryknoll...
September 22, 2022 Hidden Heroes: the Mendez Family Pioneers in School Desegregation Gonzalo Mendez came to America from Mexico and later became a naturalized US citizen. In 1936, he married Felicitas Mendez, a native of Puerto Rico. They first...
September 15, 2022 Just Imagine. . .Planting a Societal Vision Wangari Maathai was born in a rural community in central Kenya in 1940. Wangari was an excellent student and was one of 300 students selected to study in the United...
September 10, 2022 Just Imagine. . .Running for Peace Tegla Loroupe was born in Kenya in 1973. Her father had 4 wives, and she had 24 brothers and sisters. She started school at the age of seven, running 10km...
September 1, 2022 Just Imagine…the Building Blocks of Society Haji Hassan Al-Aali was born in Bahrain in 1921 to a poor farming family. Since he was the oldest son, he had to help his family on the farm. He...
August 25, 2022 Just Imagine…the Gift of Sight Patricia Bath was born in Harlem, NY, in 1942. Her father was from Trinidad. Her mother’s ancestry stemmed from enslaved African Americans and the Cherokee nation. She was strongly supported...
August 18, 2022 Just Imagine…Saying No to Resentments and Yes to Contributions Virginia Apgar grew up in a family that faced medical challenges. One of her two brothers died of tuberculosis and the other had chronic health problems. Her family’s health issues...
