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DANNY GLOVER
Famed actor, UNICEF ambassador and philanthropist Danny Glover reflects on his inspirations, the importance of family and the legacy of the civil rights movement INTERVIEW BY BRITTNEY DUNKINS
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? Live with an open heart. WHAT DO YOU MOST ADMIRE IN OTHERS? A sense of vulnerability and transparency and a great sense of humor. WHO ARE YOUR HEROES? I have two: my mother and my father. WHAT DECEASED PERSON WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH AND WHAT WOULD YOU ASK THEM? Two people: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. I would ask the same question of each: “Where do we go now?” WHAT WOULD YOU STILL LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH IN LIFE? To be the best father and grandfather I can be. WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON NOW? This is the week we celebrate the legacy of Dr. King. I am traveling the country, speaking in the community and with students at colleges and universities about his incredible vision. WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU EVER RECEIVED? It was from my parents: they can take away any material thing but they can never take away what is in your heart and in your mind. WHAT TRAIT DO DISLIKE MOST IN OTHERS? Dishonesty and transparency. And a lack of compassion and humility.
WHAT IS THE LAST BOOK THAT YOU READ THAT AFFECTED YOU DEEPLY? “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander. WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST FEARS FOR UPCOMING GENERATIONS? That they will not understand their value and responsibility in this historic age.
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WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES? That they will seize the moment and make history that will change the world.
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WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT? Being the best son, sibling and parent that I can be.
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AN EVENING WITH DANNY GLOVER Eatonville Restaurant | PHOTOS BY BY KYLE SAMPERTON GLASS HALF FULL: The crowd really wasn’t expecting actor Danny Glover to show up at the reception for African Passion Wines — but there he was, mixing it up with Busboys and Poets founder Andy Shallal, South African Amb. Ebrahim Rasool and other guests over drinks and and hors’ doeuvres. The evening benefited TransAfrica Union’s social advocacy programs.
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