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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Goes After Coal Ash Pollution
On the dais [of Shiloh Baptist Church] stood the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, draped in a black robe, a black vest and a

Dr. Mona’s Memoir: The Story of Flint’s Water Crisis
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha’s compelling story is now in print. What the Eyes Don’t See: The Story of Crisis, Resistence and Hope in an American City. From The

Nicole Maines Cast as First Transgender Superhero On Television
The transgender activist behind a landmark “restroom of choice” case is marking another historic first. This time on television. Nicole Maines has been cast as the

Government Takes Juliana to U. S. Supreme Court
July 31, 2018 Update: The U.S. Supreme Court denied the government’s “emergency” motion. So the case is back on track, with pre-trial motions pending in

AWTT Newsletter: Fall 2017
It’s been a very exciting fall for Americans Who Tell the Truth and the Samantha Smith Challenge. On September 9th we held our first fundraiser

2016 Samantha Smith Challenge Participants and Student Reaction
Nine schools and more than 700 students participated in the 2016 Samantha Smith Challenge (SSC). Middle Schoolers from around the state of Maine gathered at

Greensboro AWTT Exhibit Media Kit
“AMERICANS WHO TELL THE TRUTH” CULTURAL, HISTORIC AND EDUCATIONAL TRAVELING ART EXHIBIT TO VISIT GREENSBORO, NC DURING MULTI-CITY TOUR (Exhibit on Display at Int’l Civil

Greensboro, NC Students Contribute to and Learn from the AWTT Exhibit
A large, wide-ranging exhibit of artist Robert Shetterly’s Americans Who Tell the Truth (AWTT) portraits (from Samantha Smith to Sojourner Truth) opened on Nov. 14th at

Announcing the First Winner of “The Shetterly Prize” for Socially Engaged Art
This year, 2015, the MyHero Project and Americans Who Tell the Truth created “The Shetterly Prize”. Entries were solicited from people of all ages and from anywhere.