Murelle Harrison

Murelle Harrison

I was reared on a farm in a poor, rural area, but my parents taught me and my seven siblings that family, hard work, education and belief in God were the stepping stones out of poverty. It worked for us, and I believe it will work in Gardere. The Gardere Initiative...
Young Lee Hertig

Young Lee Hertig

As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has said, the most segregated hour in America is 11:00 on Sunday mornings. In 1981, as a first year Asian American seminarian, I was faced with a Eurocentric curriculum that excluded non-white perspectives. That launched my campaign to...
Adrian L. Moore

Adrian L. Moore

In April 1999, with 34 years’ experience in juvenile and criminal justice, I attended a conference in Miami, Florida, where along with others, I watched live coverage of the Columbine High School shootings. Two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, killed 18...