Muhammad Ali was much more than a boxer because his gift of gab was always more powerful than his jab.
Appointed first Latina to the US Supreme Court
Signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, giving the FDA the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of tobacco for the first time
Signed New START Treaty - nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia
Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, restoring basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers
Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America’s Veterans
Signed the Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, which provides health care to 11 million kids — 4 million of whom were previously uninsured
Issued executive order to repeal Bush era restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research
Developed stimulus package, which includes approx. $18 billion for nondefense scientific research and development
Established Credit Card Bill of Rights, preventing credit card companies from imposing arbitrary rate increases on customers
Health Care Reform Bill, preventing insurance companies from denying insurance because of a pre-existing condition
Health Care Reform Bill, allowing children to remain covered by their parents’ insurance until the age of 26
Tax cuts for up to 3.5 million small businesses to help pay for employee health care coverage
Increased funding for national parks and forests by 10% Signed financial reform law prohibiting banks from engaging in proprietary trading (trading the bank’s own money to turn a profit, often in conflict with their customers’ interests)
And the List goes on…
Art is independent. It moves and changes with the times. Even once the original creator of the work is long gone, art remains. A testament not only to the genius of the artist but also to the culture that embraces it.
So while Amy Winehouse was an artist who had a life that was cut much too short, her art continues to grow, continues to change, and continues to inspire.
“In remembrance of amy” A remix tribute
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There are multiple sides to every story. We must be diligent enough to put them all together.
