Martin Niemรถller was a Lutheran pastor in Germany when the Second World War began. He is immortalized for being the one who said, โFirst they came for the Socialists, and …
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Ruined Wedding
โHurt. Devastated. Crushed.โ Those arenโt the typical emotions most newlyweds would use to describe their wedding day. But thatโs exactly how Charles and TeโAndrea Wilson feel when they look back …
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In 2005, an African-American man named Jameel McGee was arrested on drug charges by a white officer named Andrew Collins. Like most accused men, McGee adamantly proclaimed his innocence. Unlike …
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Grilled Cheese With the Guilty
When you notice injustice, racism, violence, or some other form of evil, what do you do? Do you take strong action against it? Do you denounce it? Do you at …
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Jake Porter wasnโt exactly the most talented player on his high school football team. OK, thatโs an understatement. Heโd never scored a single touchdown. Heโd never even ran the ball. …
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Finding Forgiveness in Rwanda
Immaculรฉe Ilibagiza could hear the killers calling her name. For weeks, she and seven other women silently hid in a tiny shower, trying to escape the holocaust raging through their …
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Today, Desmond Tutu is known for his laughter. But it was not always so. On September 25, 1977, the country of South Africa awoke to face yet another grim day …