Tag: heroes
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The courage of a 9 yo
Ronald McNair, killed in the Challenger explosion 25 years ago, would merit remembrance had he never become an astronaut. In 1959, when McNair was just nine years old, he famously made a scene at the Lake City Public Library. Residents stared the African American boy down and watched as he walked to the main counter…
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Hosea’s Atlanta
A fantastic find, courtesy of longtime Atlanta TV reporter Doug Richards. Hosea Williams seemed to be one of those rare political figures who actually liked people, and most everyone liked Hosey — a true American hero at home and abroad.
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Hero in a burka
A brave Saudi housewife has reached the final of the Arabic version of the X Factor after lashing out at hardline Muslim clerics on live TV.Wearing a black burkha, mother-of-four Hissa Hilal delivered a blistering poem against Muslim preachers ‘who sit in the position of power’ but are ‘frightening’ people with their fatwas, or religious…
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