Stories - Life Stories
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Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Efforts to lift Dr. King's spirits on his last birthday
Rosa Parks' arrest and the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a turning point
Current state of de facto segregation in Chicago since the 1960s
Continuing the Civil Rights Movement after King's assassination in Chicago
Universal challenges facing women globally and their varied local forms
Concerns about the lack of women of color in NOW leadership
Free Black communities' personal ties to enslavement and abolitionist motivations
Bella Abzug's character, political courage, and barrier-breaking legacy
Black-led abolitionism and its lessons for contemporary struggles for racial justice
Bobby Kennedy announcing King's assassination to a crowd in Indianapolis
Writing about selective reduction and the reaction from unexpected critics
“Someone told me the story about the child throwing starfish back into the ocean one at a time. 'It makes a difference to this one.' That's kind of how I've looked at it ever since. I can't be Dolores Huerta or Martin Sheen, but I can do what I can do in the rooms I find myself in to look for that starfish.”
Noah Wyle
Father's legacy and call for civic engagement and social justice
New American Cinema as an alternative to Hollywood censorship in the 1960s
Colonial use of liberty as a rallying cry against British authority
Challenges and suspicions faced while photographing the Black Panthers
Formation and mission of the New American Cinema Group in the 1960s
Racial backlash and institutional racism during Obama's presidency
First hearing King's voice and joining the Civil Rights Movement
First impressions of Martin Luther King Jr. among civil rights leaders
Founding the Rebecca Project for Human Rights in honor of Rebecca Rice
