by Tomeka Hart (RSS) Uncategorized | October 7th, 2010 10:06pm CDT | 6 Comments
As the debate over metropolitan government rages on, I can’t help but hear the crackle of fear in the air. Its sound is resonant from all corners of Shelby County and much of it results from distortions, inaccuracies and perhaps just a plain old fear of change. I am a lifelong Memphian. After seeing the [...]
by Bill Day. Memphian Bill Day is two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning. His cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. Cartoons Archive →
Photograph by Amie Vanderford
This ongoing series of photographs is intended to show the daily lives of these single mothers in order to invoke recognition of their similarities to all mothers, along with understanding and empathy from the viewer of the strengths that these single mothers possess within the challenging situations they face. My hope is that newfound empathy with these mothers’ lives will give people some pause before they condemn single mothers when discussing issues such as welfare and other politically charged hot buttons.
