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Champion of Women and Children in South Sudan Says “We, Too”
June 4, 2018
by Heather Robinson
Meet Yom Deng Bul.
Born in the midst of South Sudan’s second civil war, which claimed 2.5 million human lives and which many describe as a genocide, she has personally survived horrors, and gone on to found and direct the Achut Foundation,...
From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
May 18, 2018
by Heather Robinson
The move of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is taking place amidst violence, and who’s surprised?
Palestinian “leaders,” never missing an opportunity to stoke violence, incited their people to riot...
What’s Up With Rudy Giuliani?
May 14, 2018
by Heather Robinson
A lot of people have been asking what’s going on with Rudy Giuliani.
...Katie Roiphe and Complexity of Female Psyche
May 14, 2018
by Heather Robinson
A friend just directed me to Katie Roiphe’s piece “The Other Whisper Network.” The piece, which garnered intense online reaction, takes on the complex variety of feelings women have concerning sexual harassment and...
RBG Documentary Captures the Woman Across Time
May 14, 2018
by Heather Robinson
Just saw the new documentary on the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. No question, she is a woman of high commitment to principle and hard work. On a more shallow note, she was quite a hottie in her youth.
More to...
A New Man on the Job
April 20, 2018
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is joining President Trump’s legal team to “help bring the Mueller investigation to conclusion,” according to CNN.
Giuliani told CNN his objective will be to interact with...
Caitlyn Jenner Celebrated by Shmuley Boteach, Orthodox Jews at the Plaza
March 9, 2018
by Heather Robinson
Last Thursday night, something occurred which, at this juncture in human history, could perhaps happen only in New York: an Orthodox rabbi, to the applause of a roomful of raucous, spirited, mostly Orthodox Jews, honored transgender...
Anderson, Bialik: self-defense can take many forms
December 24, 2017
I’ve hesitated to write much about the sexual harassment scandals that have rocked the worlds of entertainment and media this year. First, no shortage of ink has been spilled on the subject and second, although I believe it’s positive...
New Yorkers, Help Children While Beautifying Your Life this Holiday Season
December 7, 2017
by Heather Robinson
Happy December! This month, from December 1st until December 25th, Galleria on Third art and framing gallery in Manhattan will donate all proceeds from sales of a selection of framed artwork to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in...
NYC Activists Gather to Protest Libyan Enslavement of Black Africans
December 4, 2017
Last week in New York City, African-born Americans rallied outside the Libyan Mission of the United Nations to protest enslavement of black Africans taking place in Libya.
The protest’s focus, according to Queens-based human rights...