I was arrested 109 times

I was arrested 109 times

“We lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but my father passed and my mother moved us back to her home to Jackson, Mississippi. We played with white kids at an early age. They came to our yards and we went to theirs, but there was an unwritten rule that we...
A Gift of Love at Christmas Time

A Gift of Love at Christmas Time

“I love you and miss you dearly. I’ll be home soon and I promise not to leave you again. With all my love.  Billie Da Kidd” The note was attached to a bag filled with art supplies, a doll, and a Darth Vader game. Gifts for the children of Billie Da...
My past makes me a fighter and survivor

My past makes me a fighter and survivor

“I grew up in Iran and lived there for 27 years. My sister and I left in 2010. We went to Turkey and made an application to enter the United States. I am Baha’i and Iranians don’t recognize us or give us basic human rights. They arrest people us and...