Independence Day // Celebrating Freedom
Today, we celebrate being part of a great country that believes in freedom for all. Since the beginning, our nation has declared that all people have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Together we’ve made incredible progress toward making those universal rights a reality, but there is still a lot to […]
Redeem the dream // The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington
“I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” These words were spoken exactly 50 years ago today by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the legendary March on Washington – a demonstration that remains in American history […]
Memorializing Mandela
A sculpture made of 50 steel columns was built in Howick, South Africa to honor Nelson Mandela and his arrest 50 years ago for his struggle against apartheid. “The front of the sculpture is a portrait of Mandela and has vertical bars which represent his imprisonment,” said the monument’s designer Marco Cianfanelli. “When you walk through […]