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Human Trafficking

"Remember, before we holler foul and start sending them back,
Not 1 Hispanic has ever been linked to a planned terrorist attack."

(LOS ANGELES) - Human Trafficking is the practice of tricking, luring, coercing or otherwise removing people from their home or country, and then forcing them to work with no or low payment or on terms which are highly exploitative.

Poetry: Thank You

Some people know all too well how badly things have gone in the land now occupied by Israel, yet few realize the world-level criminal nature of it.

(LONDON) - In a world where we eternally observe the Holocaust and the tragic plight of the Jewish people during the Second World War, we often forget about history's innate ability to replicate itself.

Poem: Arizona Immigration Law & Senator John McCain

"As a former marine I am honored by your call to duty & sacrifice, But you and no one alive should deny any minority a better life."

(LOS ANGELES) - What do you think of John McCain's politics? Millions of Americans see Arizona's decision to have local police officers begin enforcing immigration law. as the last thing that this nation needs.

To some, the act of singling out people on a border with a Hispanic country without racial profiling is a cruel fantasy.

Katie Washington 2010 Notre Dame Valedictorian

Katie also directs the Notre Dame Voices of Gospel Choir, Reminds me of a song by Jackie Wilson, “Higher & Higher”...

(NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY) - A poem from our friend Lucas Easter about the amazing achievements of a young African American woman blazing trails in new territory, is a reminder of the positive strides being taken in America.

Katie Washington, the 2010 Notre Dame Valedictorian, should have a place in every American's heart.

Who`s Afraid of the Big Bad Freud?

(As recited at the Andy Warhol Poetry Festival held recently in Las Cruces, NM)

(SALEM, Ore.) - Victorians hope to avoid that legacy of Sigmund Freud
For yes indeed, it's not his beard but parts due south that they most feared