Happy Birthday to philosopher, priest, writer, professor and social activist Leonardo Boff, born on December 14, 1938 in Concórdia, Brazil. Boff was educated in Brazil, Germany and the UK, and is a passionate proponent of “liberation theology”. Liberation theology calls for Christians to empower the poor and oppressed, not only on a spiritual level, but also to… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Leonardo Boff
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Happy Birthday to Remedios Díaz-Oliver, Immigrant Entrepreneur 1938
Happy Birthday to Remedios Díaz-Oliver, who was born on August 22, 1938, in Havana, Cuba. As a well-educated young woman, Oliver had aspired to be a college professor, but that was before the Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro’s rise to power. Díaz-Oliver was jailed in Cuba for protesting government mail inspections. In 1961, after her… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Remedios Díaz-Oliver, Immigrant Entrepreneur 1938
Happy Birthday to Frances Josephine Garcia, Latina Mayor
Happy Birthday to Frances Josephine Garcia, born on June 4, 1938. Garcia’s parents emigrated from Mexico and settled in Hutchinson, Kansas. Garcia recalled the discrimination that she and her family faced in Kansas. They were not allowed to eat in certain restaurants, had to drink their beverages from drug store soda fountains outside, and had… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Frances Josephine Garcia, Latina Mayor