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Feb 17, 2023 · Money makes the world go around and so do social justice heroes: those incredible human beings who have dedicated their lives to the fight for equality and justice for all. These amazing heroes make the difference in solving the world’s biggest challenges.
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A list of 100 people who have changed the world, including, Jesus Christ, ML King, M.Gandhi, W.Churchill, T.Jefferson, M.Teresa, M.Curie, A.Einstein, Shakespeare.
Nov 3, 2022 · CNN — The smallest acts of kindness can have the biggest impact on the world, and these 10 men and women are shining examples of that. They are this year’s Top 10 CNN Heroes, and each honoree...
- St. Francis of Assisi: Learning from beggars. In the year 1206, Giovanni Bernadone, the 23-year-old son of a wealthy merchant, went on a pilgrimage to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
- Beatrice Webb: From comfort to the sweatshop. In the early 20th century it became popular for writers and would-be social reformers—among them Jack London and George Orwell—to spend time living down and out on the streets of East London to experience the realities of poverty among the homeless, beggars, and unemployed.
- John Howard Griffin: Crossing the racial divide. In 1959, the white, Texas-born Griffin decided to get a taste of what reality was like for an African American man living in the segregated Deep South.
- Günther Walraff: Two years as an immigrant worker. In 1983 the German investigative journalist Günther Wallraff embarked on what may be the most extreme empathy immersion of the 20th century when he spent two years undercover as a Turkish immigrant worker.
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- The caped crusader. After driving past a local homeless shelter with his dad, four-year-old Austin Perine wanted to do something to put a smile on the faces of those he had seen suffering.
- Dog’s best friend. Jarrett Little and Chris Dixon were riding their bikes outside of Columbus, Georgia when they saw something small moving in the woods ahead of them.
- Love’s last refrain. Cowboy and musician, Freddie Fuller, believes that music has a special power. After singing to his mother in her hospital bed when she was dying of cancer he set out to perform “musical last wishes” for others.
- A white knight in the aisle seat. Soon after Savannah Phillips boarded her plane and sat down she noticed her seatmate texting rude comments about her weight to someone.
Oct 14, 2020 · Honoring global leaders and unsung heroes in a time of world crisis. By David A. Wemer. On October 14, amid the devastating public-health and economic crises produced by the coronavirus pandemic, the Atlantic Council celebrated two stewards of the global economy and a legendary performer and philanthropist.
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Mar 9, 2018 · The following women are glowing examples of ceaseless curiosity, boundless courage and world-changing ingenuity. Thanks to each of them, women and girls all over the world are able to live with...
