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A sad situation in America
My sadness is overwhelming
at the
shocking state of our
presidency. Yes, I had believed
that our president of the United
States represented all of us. In
a week in which we remember
the great Martin Luther King,
Jr., it’s ironic that racial hate is
the focus.
It’s been only a few decades
since the monster Hitler ruled
much of Europe with hate.
My family fortunately had left
Russia and Austria before the
massive herding of the Jews into
concentration camps and the
desperate migration of millions
of refugees to America began.
Many believe more people could
have been saved from the concentration
camps if President
Roosevelt had acted more decisively.
A president’s powers are
enormous and now we see hate
for groups of people instead
of sympathy for a sad situation
in which the people living
in Haiti, Central America and
Africa find themselves through
no fault of their own.
Our city is a brilliant sample
of the world, where peacefully,
we all live side by side. At
Flushing High School, there are
more than 130 languages spoken
and rarely an incident.
Having traveled around the
world, I have learned that, no
matter whether they are rich or
poor, whomever I meet wants a
job, a home, a family, and to love
and be loved.
I’m embarrassed for my children
and grandchildren that
our president has made such
damning remarks about countries
where we know great people
live.
What has happened to us
that we are not the country that
Emma Lazarus wrote about in
words immortalized at the base
of the Statue of Liberty? Give
me your tired, your poor, your
huddled masses, yearning to
breathe free. Those words must
never be forgotten. We are too
great a country to abandon our
heritage and founding ethics.
Write, speak up and be heard,
and make it clear that discrimination
of any kind is not ‘our’
way.
Good luck to a dear friend
Monday evening, Cheryl Wills
began her daily news program,
NY1 Live at Ten. It will run
from 10 to 11 featuring the news of the
day across the five boroughs.
Cheryl is an author, and a nationally
recognized, award-winning journalist
for the station.
I had the pleasure of meeting her a few
years ago when she helped me emcee
and was honored by us at our Power
Women event. We began a friendship
and I learned we had in common a fierce
loyalty and concern for people with disabilities.
Her brother and my daughter
both had special needs and we both
have fought and continue to fight for
their rights.
Cheryl has written books for children.
One is about her heritage, telling the
story of her great-great-great grandfather
who was a slave. The Emancipation
of Grandpa Sandy Wilson dramatically
but simply tells the tale of his journey.
Then, recently, Cheryl penned other
books about her brother’s struggles.
Both are great, insightful and thoughtful
books.
Her new anchor seat is in the hands of
a true professional who earned the position
by her award-winning coverage of
our great city since the cable channel
began in 1992.
Having been interviewed by her last
year, I can attest to her warmth, intelligence
and preparation. Our city is in
for clear-headed, smart and savvy coverage
by a true professional. Stay tuned
and tune in.
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