ABRAHAM KEITA – CHILDREN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST
By Joseph Collins, Staff Writer Abraham Keita is a remarkable 19-yr-old youth activist from Liberia who is slowly changing his country and inspiring activists around the world. Despite a childhood […]
ANOYARA KHATUN – CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CRUSADER
By Joseph Collins, Staff Writer Anoyara Khatun is no ordinary 21-year-old. Despite her young age, she is already an internationally known human rights activist, who has been fighting to end child slave […]
JONAS CORONA – YOUTH ACTIVIST FOR THE HOMELESS
By Joseph Collins, Staff Writer Jonas Corona was just 4 years old when he first encountered homelessness. It was the winter of 2008, and he went with his mother to […]
THE TRIUMPH OF THE 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON
By Joseph Collins On August 28th, 1963, the struggle for civil rights in America reached its peak when the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs unfolded before a nation […]
PIERRE MBONIMPA – BURUNDI’S HUMAN RIGHTS HERO
By Joseph Collins Pierre Mbonimpa is a man of exceptional courage and determination. For more than 20 years, he has been leading the fight for human rights in the East […]
EMILIE HAGEBY: FEMINIST & ANIMAL RIGHTS ADVOCATE
By Joseph Collins, Staff Writer Always ready to speak out against injustice, Emilie Lind Af Hageby was a leading feminist, humanitarian, and animal rights advocate of the early 20th century. At […]
WHITNEY YOUNG JR – CIVIL RIGHTS POWERHOUSE
By Joseph Collins, Staff Writer Whitney Young Jr., one of the most celebrated leaders of the civil rights movement, was a teacher, civil rights activist and head of the National […]
YONOUS MUHAMMADI – DEFENDER OF REFUGEES
By Joseph Collins, Staff Writer Yonous Muhammadi has been an unwavering defender of refugees and a champion of basic human rights ever since he fled his home country of Afghanistan […]
MATHILDE KRIM – COMPASSIONATE SCIENCE
By Joseph Collins, Staff Writer When a mysterious new disease appeared in the early 1980s, immunologist Dr. Mathilde Krim quickly moved into action. She raised funds, conducted research, mobilized other […]
LIU XIAOBO – A POWERFUL VOICE FOR FREEDOM
By Joseph Collins, Staff Writer Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese professor, writer, poet and a nonviolent activist of extraordinary courage. For most of his life, he championed human rights and […]