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Chris Abani's Stories of Humanity
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Chris Abani tells stories of people: people standing up to soldiers, people showing compassion, people being human or reclaiming their humanity. And according to this critically-acclaimed Nigerian poet and novelist, these stories are a way of imparting something called "ubuntu." Meaning, the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me. "...the world is never saved in grand, messianic gestures but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion; everyday acts of compassion..."
Be The Change
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Learn about the amazing life of Chris Abani.
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Read two of Chris Abani's searingly beautiful poems, written after being imprisoned and tortured in Nigeria.
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Sit down with an elderly person in your community, ask them to tell you their story, and record it in writing or on videotape.
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There is no way for us to be human without other people.
Amazing woman. Act of kindness despite fear and anger.
so much inhumanity and cruelty...... he holds himself
up with the dignity , compassion and love for life!