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One man in Chattanooga, Tennessee, found something more than just old Christmas decorations in the attic. While searching through his father’s attic, Stephon Tull discovered a reel-to-reel case entitled “Dr. King interview, Dec. 21, 1960.” Playing the old tape, he actually discovered a voice resembling  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tull was shocked. The recording is from 1960, when Tull’s father was […]

Invisible Children works with six FM radios in the LRA-affected regions to encourage LRA surrenders through “Come Home” messaging. This messaging has been proven effective. In a study done by Conciliation Resources, an international peace-building NGO, 89% of the ex-LRA interviewed cited “Come Home” radio messages as having the most influence on their decision to […]

The first team from Africa to compete in the Little League World Series will go home with a win. After Uganda lost to Panama in its opening game Friday night, the Ugandan team went on to defeat Oregon, 3-2, in its consolation game to earn the first Little League World Series victory for an African […]

Standing for something is one thing but acting on it is a whole different challenge. I’m not one to argue that technology and social media have created a media overload, but with the same power it has to clutter our computer screens, it can easily be used to generate ideas. For instance, prior to Mexico’s […]

Mission accomplished. The UN asked for your participation in yesterday’s World Humanitarian Day, and one billion people around the world took part. People tweeted their promise to do something good in their community, basically punching selfishness in the face. Some of the top supporters included internationally-known brands like Coca Cola and MTV and celebrities like Shakira, […]

Streets are transforming right in front of people’s eyes this week as London’s 2012 Art Festival takes over. Artists from around the world have come together breathing life into every corner of Nelson Street in Bristol, accumulating in the UK’s largest permanent street art project. On its second annual run, “See No Evil,” encompasses various […]

Get this. Save for watching Arrested Development reruns after a long day at the office, very few things are as close to satisfying as utilizing your talents and passions for the betterment of society. Eight artists from Berlin set out to do just that. In the center of Germany’s capital, an interactive city map is […]

We couldn’t be happier for Abbé Benoît Kinalegu. He has been awarded the Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism by Human Rights Watch (HRW), an organization dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. Extraordinary, indeed. A priest and director of the Commision Diocesaine Justice et Paix (CDJP), Abbé Benoît has done an immense amount of work to assist LRA-affected communities. Invisible […]

Ranking second in the world’s highest murder rate, El Salvador is considered to be one of the world’s most dangerous regions—the result of a country troubled by civil wars and decades of gang warfare. For the past 160 days, El Salvador’s residents have witnessed firsthand the result of what peace can bring as two of […]

For Uganda, this year’s Olympic closing ceremony held special significance. Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich unexpectedly took the gold in the marathon on Sunday, only the second time in history that Uganda has won gold. The last time was 40 years ago when John Akii-Bua won the gold for the men’s 400 meter hurdles in the 1972 Olympics. […]