Because Mr. Mandelas early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy
ABERJHANILove as a concrete foundation for an authentically functional civilization requires the around-the-clock labors of forgiveness. Without it, Love fails
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The political, social, and spiritual impact of the life example set by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
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At its most dynamic, faith evolves into powerful applicable knowledge.
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Poetry, like jazz, is one of those dazzling diamonds of creative industry that help human beings make sense out of the comedies and tragedies that contextualize our lives.
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Change is one of the scariest things in the world and yet it is also one of those variables of human existence that no one can avoid.
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September 11, 2001: Citizens of the U.S., besieged by terror’s sting, rose up, weeping glory, as if on eagles’ wings.–from the poem Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001
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The music of revelation announces itself to the reader in somber brooding tones or in melodies light as air and one is invited to dance with the most captivating of partners: poetry.
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How many fears came between us? Earthquakes, diseases, wars where hell rained smoldering pus from skies made of winged death.
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Ours is an age in which thousands are driven daily from their homelands by the unforgiving brutalities of war, terrorism, political oppression, starvation, disease, economic piracy
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Varieties of angels, like varieties of love, are many.
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Than they are to hearing anything about acts of love or grace.
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On faith’s battered back calm eyes etch prayers that cool a nation’s hot rage.
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Happy World Poetry Day: ‘The American identity has never been a singular one and the voices of poets invariably sing, in addition to their own, the voices of those around them.
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A horn of plenty spills from your hands into the starved lives of millions.
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In its essence, Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech is one citizen’s soul-searing plea with his countrymen––
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Delivering well-crafted speeches, assembling unified coalitions, passing historic legislation, signing well-aimed executive orders, and cultivating a poised but accessible demeanor.
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