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“Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.” —Albert Einstein
News and events are always happening. Artists of all genres are right there to express them via Art, Music, Photography, Video, or sometimes just notes to fans. Behind the scenes at every disaster is someone's eye.
BORDER WALL
Title: President Trump's Border Wall 8/22/21
Genre: Photography
Author/artist: © Photo: Fernando Sobrazo/AP/Rex
Additional Info: "Flood gates on the border wall blown open by monsoon rains near San Bernardino Ranch in Arizona." -Washington Post
Link to similar article: Arizona: Trump's border wall already falling down after flash floods | Metro News
AFGHANISTAN
Title: Afghanistan is not the Country the Taliban Last Ruled
Genre: Article
Author/artist: Khaled Hosseini
Additional Info: Besides the article, look into this author. He has wrritten two best-selling books set in Afghanistan: The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Both top notch.
Article: The article is especially interesting because it shows the strides made in 20 years; it was not for naught. In 2001, he states, 900k students were in school, mostly boys. In 2020, 9.5 million were in school, including girls. These children grew up to become software engineers and have other careers.
DEVASTATION IN HAITI
Title: Haitians return to quake-damaged churches, Gangs offer aid
Author/artist: By Evens Sanon and Marko Alvarez Associated Press
Additional Info: First the assassination of their president, then a two-year state of emergency declared by the new Prime Minister, Claude Joseph, with military control, then a 7.2 earthquake that "killed at least 2,207 people, according to Haiti's Civil Protection Agency. It also says 12,268 people were injured and nearly 53,000 houses destroyed."- SFGate
Help Wanted
Title: Now Hiring
Genre: Photography
About: "On Main Street in Memphis, small businesses are strapped by a labor shortage."- Washington Post
Author/Artist: Article By Annie Gowen; photographer Bonnie Jo Mount
Additional Info: Post-pandemic many chose not to go back to their former positions. Others held out for continuing remote work. Also on the table was a national minimum wage hike to $15/hr. A labor shortage made no sense accompanied by a high unemployment rate.