Reflecting on the rewards and difficulties of capital defense work

Baltimore students visiting the White House garden after the Freddie Gray uprising

Identifying as a feminist and views on equality and the ERA

Diverging life paths between Walker and cousins due to systemic racial barriers

Unconditional love as the foundation of community and personal growth

Emotional experience of the memorial and museum opening for the public

Public attitudes toward violent versus non-violent crime and the need for reform

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address and its lasting significance

The creation and naming of Esperanza in The House on Mango Street

Using photography and personal outreach to connect with young men during the crack epidemic

Mother's influence on understanding entertainment as a life of service

Forming bonds and community with James Foley during captivity in Syria

Shared values among community weavers and confronting racial injustice

Critical view of media coverage following James Foley's death and captivity

Personal confidant relationships with the Kings and their lasting legacy

Women helping rescue a child who fell into a latrine at Auschwitz

Father's exposure to Agent Orange, illness, and decline after Vietnam

Photographing Bosnian widows and the lasting consequences of war

Finding friendship and community as a refugee in America

Jane Jacobs' definition of the social fabric as a network of care

John Wayne's tribute to POW wives at a public event

Mother's unwavering support and lessons learned as a teenage busboy

Design philosophy behind listing individual names on the Vietnam Memorial

Bryan Stevenson's vision for EJI's future litigation and storytelling work

Childhood horseback riding as a formative experience in managing fear

Parallels between Japanese American incarceration and current immigrant detention conditions