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INCLUSION & RESPECT
I hope we can join in making this world a better place. That is my “Hopesgiving.”
INCLUSION & RESPECT
Who will be thankful for you—for your understanding, tolerance, magnanimity, equanimity, inclusion?
INCLUSION & RESPECT
For the Wampanoag, this year’s National Native American Heritage Month may mark the turning point for that hardy and proud tribe who were the true heroes of that very first Thanksgiving.
EQUALITY & HUMAN RIGHTS
Imagine the condition of the world today if that principle had been universally adhered to when it was written. That would be a world worth celebrating.
EQUALITY & HUMAN RIGHTS
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave what is arguably the most important speech in American history.
INCLUSION & RESPECT
Among the many stories to be remembered this National Native American Heritage Month is the journey of the Nez Perce.
INCLUSION & RESPECT
Celebrate, in whatever way you can. The world is turning a corner. There is an incredible amount of work to be done, but good people everywhere are doing it.
INCLUSION & RESPECT
The idea that every group, every religion, every individual can come together and contribute to their community by putting the needs of the entire community first is, for me, what America is all about.
COMBATING BIGOTRY & HATE
Today marks the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass,” so named for the myriad shards of glass littering the streets of Germany after a riot that saw the destruction of Jewish shops, buildings, and synagogues in 1938.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
If confirmed by the Senate, Hussain would arguably be the most qualified person ever to hold the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom post.
