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Earlier this year, when I was profiled in the Washington Post Magazine [2], friends told me that I was brave. I was a little baffled by their response. Is it really an act of bravery to admit you’re single in a public forum? My courageous heroes include a friend who was diagnosed with breast cancer last October, and went through 8 months of treatment with grace, honesty and love. (She’s cancer free, today.) In the advocacy I do for immigrant rights, I hear stories from hard-working families who live in daily fear of being deported to countries that are a distant memory, and still move forward with dignity and hope. I draw inspiration from your voices, too. Whose courage lifts you up?
Artwork by Adarsha Benjamin [1]