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Memphis Hosts Habitat’s Jimmy Carter Work Project
Atlanta, GA. Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, along with country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, helped build a home tod…
Jonathan Reckford, C.E.O., Leads Habitat for Humanity
New York, N.Y. I met Jonathan T.M. Reckford this fall when Habitat for Humanity International (LINK) invited several foundations, including the Ford Foundation and our ow…
The Battle for Civil Rights Continues in America
Marietta College, Ohio. “Americans can get very uncomfortable talking about certain issues and civil rights are definitely one of them.” That’s what my friend Jessie told…
Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern Indian Art - in Atlanta
New York, NY. Don Rubin is becoming perhaps my favorite role model. He is the ultimate in cool. At 76, he and his wife Shelley do what they want - redo Barney's in Chelse…
My Favorite Coffee Table Book: India Unveiled
R obert Arnett's India Unveiled is, for my taste, Coffee Book of the Decade. Did you know that India is the most populous democracy in the world? It is the second-most po…
2,870 Mayors for Peace: Does Yours Belong?
New York, N.Y . 2,870 cities in 134 countries. That's how many cities have committed themselves to not being a nuclear target by joining the U.N.-associated Mayors for Pe…