By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
Pediatric surgeon Dr. Barbara Barlow went to work at Harlem Hospital in 1975, eager to serve children who had little hope for surgical care because of limited ability to pay. She was appalled at the fatal injuries she saw that were easily preventable – burns,...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
By the late 1990s, Sondra Forsyth had been teaching ballet to affluent students for decades and worked at studios in two of Manhattan’s toniest neighborhoods. “I loved my students, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that my true purpose in life was to share my...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
When he was 13, Michael Clarkson’s mother was arrested, and he was sent from Arizona to Philadelphia to live with other family. No surprise, Clarkson began having a tough time in school and had no plans for his future. Barbara Chandler Allen helped change all that....
