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Don’t frame poverty as black
Another lesson white faces like ours needed to learn was to avoid the kind of framing in which the poor of the world are symbolized by Black faces. Often emaciated. Often “African.” It’s not accurate, as well as not fair. It’s the opposite of justice. The youthful energy, the entrepreneurial activity, the artistic creativity in…
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Poverty
Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made, and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. Nelson Mandela BonoClick to TweetFrom the…
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Lost in space
On 18th November 2008, the NASA astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper lost her toolkit. She was spacewalking outside the Space Shuttle Endeavour in order to make some essential repairs, when she lost hold of her backpack-sized tool bag and helplessly watched it float away. Astronomers back homewere excited that they could see her missing toolkit with their…