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 States. Our country remains in great turmoil and is divided about the state of our Union, and achieving equality for the Black communities. If Black […]
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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 article is: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards […]
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 of Darkness. The novel is based on Conrad’s early 20th century experience exploring the Congo. It paints a bleak picture of this beautiful area of […]
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 tested and this seems to be one of those times. When you look back at history, you see many examples of people who went against […]
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 Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa by Jason Stearns. “The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, […]
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’ Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s documentary, “Half the Sky,” based on their best-selling book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, which […]
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