Category Archives: heroes

Ethics as a Talisman for the Human Family


In a hospital in Cape Town, South Africa in 1997 a baby on a maternity ward was stolen. The mother and father were heartbroken and began a search that would last many years for their daughter. Every day, for years, … Continue reading

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Dr. Benjamin E. Mays: The Intellectual and Philosophical Father of the Civil Rights Movement


This short film biography is of one of the greatest world citizens of the 20th century: Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays. He was born near the turn of the 19th and 20th century and struggled early on to get an education … Continue reading

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President Obama Delivers Morehouse College Commencement Address | The White House


President Obama Delivers Morehouse College Commencement Address | The White House. This is one of President Obama’s great orations to African-American and all young graduates of college in 2013. He is speaking at my alma mater, Morehouse College on May … Continue reading

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An Eyewitness Account of President Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural


This is an account of a moving experience attending the recent Inauguration ceremonies in Washington, DC.   I was fortunate to be able to work in the Obama campaign during his re-election effort in 2012. Throughout this campaign in Oregon, I … Continue reading

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Why Nelson Mandela and My Mother are Heroes


Nelson Mandela was born in a small village in the hills of the Transkei on July 18, 1918.  Evelyn Bennett was born in the flat-lands of Florence, South Carolina on February 11, 1918.  What do these two people have in common even … Continue reading

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