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Just Imagine…Cascading Influence for Peace

Just Imagine…Cascading Influence for Peace

Marguerite (Maggy) Barankitse was born in Ruyigi, a city in Burundi, Africa. Maggy’s father died when she was six. Her mother never remarried but Maggy’s family grew as her mother...

Just Imagine…Developing Women’s Talent

Just Imagine…Developing Women’s Talent

Many low- and middle-income nations face a problem of having millions of people whose talent is undeveloped and whose potential is wasted. Peru is one example. One in five young...

Just Imagine…Writing for Justice

Just Imagine…Writing for Justice

Ida B. Wells was born a slave in 1862 but was freed when President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Ida was one of the few African-Americans who was able to...

What If It’s Our Last Independence Day?

What If It’s Our Last Independence Day?

We just celebrated Independence Day here in the US. What if it's our last? Independence Day is more than a celebration of our freedom from another country, it's a celebration...

Just Imagine…Living as our True Selves

Just Imagine…Living as our True Selves

Dawn Langley Hall lived a life of crossing boundary lines. She was born out of wedlock on an English estate in the 1920s, reportedly the child of the household chauffeur...

Hidden Heroes: Dr. John Fryer

Hidden Heroes: Dr. John Fryer

John Fryer was born in Kentucky in 1937. Being very bright, he graduated from high school when he was 15 and college when he was 19. He then went to...

Hidden Heroes: Lynn Conway

Hidden Heroes: Lynn Conway

Lynn Conway excelled in math and science courses and began her studies at MIT in 1955. Assigned male at birth, Lynn suffered from gender dysphoria. Due to a failed gender-affirming...

Freedom From Fear: A Community Conversation about Four Freedoms (Part 4 of 4)

Freedom From Fear: A Community Conversation about Four Freedoms (Part 4 of 4)

What does freedom from fear mean? And why is it important for democracy? In this four-part exploratory conversation series, Four Freedoms: The Spirit of Democracy Today and Tomorrow, we helped each other...

Hidden Heroes: Billye Talmadge

Hidden Heroes: Billye Talmadge

Billye Talmadge was raised in Oklahoma by her mother. She never knew her father. She was the niece of Herman Talmadge, a former U.S. Senator and Georgia Governor known for...

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