![]() ![]() It’s not a promising time, it’s not a time where people are hopeful or joyful, it’s a time where all of us are very worried about where our country is going. There’s no doubt that for people who talk like me, who look like me, for people of color, for Muslims in this country, for immigrants across the country, this is a very, very frightening time. There are many other immigrants and refugees like me who come to this country because it is a beacon of hope for those brave people who want to be free. I walked for 93 days through the Sudanese desert to find freedom. I came to America when I was 15 years old, escaping an authoritarian regime in Ethiopia as a political refugee. “Be there for people of color, for immigrants, be there for the Muslims because they are scared right now.” We’re coming off of an election that reminded us we still have considerable work ahead in the struggle for freedom and civil rights, and on Martin Luther King Jr. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” - Dr.
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