Celebrating Juneteenth, signifying “freedom” for African Americans due to the legal abolition of slavery, reminds us that true freedom for African Americans has never been fully realized in the United […]
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72 Years of Human Rights Day; 20 Years of HRI
A LETTER FROM HRI’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BILL HOLSTON December 10 is Human Rights Day. It celebrates the day when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. The very first […]
Read MoreThe Heart of Darkness
October 28, 2016 the Congo When Francis Ford Coppola wanted to write a nightmarish screenplay about the war in Vietnam, he looked for inspiration in Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart […]
Read MoreThese Are Times That Try Men
“These are times that try men’s souls.” -Thomas Paine Those words were penned by Thomas Paine during the American Revolution. There are eras where people’s characters are […]
Read MoreFood for Thought: Dancing in the Glory of Monsters
Food for Thought is a regular feature profiling books, music, movies, and art with a human rights angle. Below our Executive Director Bill Holston reviews Dancing in the Glory of […]
Read MoreFood for Thought: “Half the Sky”
Food for Thought is a regular feature profiling books, music, movies, and art with a human rights angle. This week PBS (KERA in Dallas), will air New York Times journalists’ […]
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