Wheaton, Illinois: Charming, Abolitionist Past, and So Green!
Wheaton is a suburban city in Milton and Winfield Townships and is the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It is located…
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Strasbourg Houses the European Court of Human Rights and the International Institute of Human Rights
Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Human rights for women continues to lag in Europe. Gender discrimination remains widespread and has been further exacerbated by the economic crisis and…
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Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, “13th”, and Looking Back at Black History Month 2017
Looking back at the month of February, I want to pay tribute to what has been a particularly impactful Black History Month for me. What…
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Cinema Review: Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln was a pioneer for civil liberty in a time that was wrought with division, racism and violence. In the midst of…
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Film Review: Loving
I could feel the wet Virginia humidity as I watched Loving. As a native Virginian, I slipped easily into the story of these two…
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Berlin Looks Back Toward Thinking Ahead
“It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.” ~ Jackie Joyner-Kersee As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we…
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Human Rights Day, December: Gibraltar National Day, September
While ‘moto’ing around San Francisco Financial District recently, I noted a street flag announcing that 10 December was the annual celebration day of the 1948…
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Unalienable Rights & American Independence Day 2016
The United States Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, edited, and then adopted by the Committee of the Whole of the Second Continental…
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