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By Deborah Jiang-Stein In our fame machine culture of “Look at me, look at me!” where fame is marketed as a drug of choice, we’re consumed by the notion that the only light worth seeking is the limelight. I recently had the privilege to witness another way to hold the light. With Gloria Steinem at…
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In 1870, Julia Ward Howe wrote a pacifist rallying cry to mothers everywhere that became the roots of a more activist, socially conscious version of Mother’s Day than the one we’ve come to know. This year, Deborah Jiang Stein and the UUA are calling on us to return Mother’s Day to its activist roots.
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Deborah Jiang Stein’s memoir ‘Prison Baby’ follows the story of a young girl who discovers she was born in prison to a heroin-addicted mother. Though Stein eventually recovers from her own spiral into depression, addiction, and crime, many incarcerated women and their children are not so lucky.
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Beacon Press unveils a new logo to commemorate 160 years of publishing groundbreaking, thought-provoking books, and guide readers to the issues, ideas, and values that will ignite their hearts and minds.
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