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Shared on Apr 27 2009 by Will Mandeville

Greg Mortenson’s Global Impact

Greg Mortenson, the author of the best-selling book Three Cups of Tea, is doing his part to change the world one school at a time. He reminds himself daily with a quote he has taped to the mirror in his dressing room, "When your heart speaks, take good notes!"Read More »

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Shared on Jun 11 2009 by Will Mandeville

Celebrating How Loving Changed the Law

When Ken Tanabe launched LovingDay.org as a graduate student he had no idea what to expect. He hoped that, at the very least he would draw attention to Loving vs. Virginia and educate people about its positive impact. What has transpired is a groundswell of interest in celebrating the impact of this landmark decision.Read More »

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Shared on Apr 2 2009 by Will Mandeville

Valarie Kaur: Oriented to Action

Valarie Kaur is a remarkable person. She could be easily jaded by what has gone on around her. Instead she chooses to do something about the things she feels she can change, to make a positive difference, again and again.Read More »

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Shared on Feb 7 2009 by Will Mandeville

The Sky is the Limit!

Heidi Durrow uses just about every medium to generate a dialog around, and explore for herself, what it means to be mixed. This has been a lifelong journey that has recently produced a soon-to-be-published, already award-winning book, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky.Read More »

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Shared on Dec 17 2008 by Will Mandeville

Mixing It Up

Cynthia Paniagua expresses her culture, her mixed roots through movement. Dance is her medium of expression. This New Yorker defines herself through her own rich cultural mix and experiences, but is quick to point out that her life is a work in progress.Read More »

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Shared on Nov 25 2008 by Jerry Brown

Socially Conscious, Culturally Mixed

Steve Nash is far from one-dimensional. He is a truly international basketball star, an MVP on the biggest stage in the sport. Many would think that's enough of an accomplishment. Nash, however, sees his success a vehicle for him to make a difference. And his positive influence stretches literally across The Americas from his home country of Canada, down through the U.S. to his wife Alejandra's native land of Paraguay.Read More »

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Shared on Oct 9 2008 by Sally Clasen

Sustainable Lessons: Molly Melching

BLUR continues to feature profiles of business people who could be focused only on making good for themselves, but instead are devoting their lives to giving back. Find out what they are doing, and let BLUR know about others who are doing the same.Read More »

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Shared on Sep 15 2008 by Anita Mabante Leach

Spiral of Success

Wendi Levy and Kim Etheredge embarked on something many of us would love to do, building a business that responds to their own personal experience and what they are passionate about.Read More »

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Shared on Aug 21 2008 by Sally Clasen

Sustainable Lessons: ReDonna Rodgers

BLUR continues to feature profiles of business people who could be focused only on making good for themselves, but instead are devoting their lives to giving back. Find out what they are doing, and let BLUR know about others who are doing the same.Read More »

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Shared on Aug 8 2008 by Kristen Williamson

A Mixed Chick and Proud of it!

From her podcast, Mixed Chicks Chat, to the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival which she co-created with fellow Mixed Chick Heidi Durrow, Fanshen Cox's multicultural life has become clearer.Read More »

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Shared on Jul 31 2008 by Sally Clasen

Sustainable Lessons: Madhu Viswanathan

This is the first of a series of profiles of business people who could be focused only on raking in the big bucks, but instead are devoting their lives to giving back. Find out what they are doing, and let BLUR know about others who are doing the same.Read More »

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