Remembering a dark day in history


You know what they say: Those unable to remember the past are condemned to repeat it

AS the month of May neared, I found myself reading a text message inviting me to what is becoming a regular event for me at this time of the year: to speak at the cemetery where the bodies of those who died in the riots of May 13, 1969, are buried.

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