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A Dream Detained

It was the news I had been expecting to receive at any moment for months; the kind you try to steel yourself against only to realize that inevitability has no defense. The voice on the other end of the phone, trying to speak between sobs, was that of my long-time friend and colleague, Micky Jiménez.

Excerpt from DEFIANT: Profiles of Resistance – Chapter 1

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, thirty-year-old violinist Nataliia Halunenko was in her hometown of Svatove in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine. Within days, the Russian army had advanced rapidly westward across the region, occupying villages and towns with lightning speed. It even threatened to take the capital of Kyiv, in the middle of the country.

Feeling Safer in Unsafe Times

When children experience frightening or confusing events, adults often rush to explain what happened or encourage them to “be brave.” But before children can problem-solve, they first need help feeling safe, seen, and understood.

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Stories are how we’ve always made sense of the world. They’ve carried our truths, shaped our cultures, and connected us across distance and difference. At Humanitas Media, we believe that stories still hold that power—especially when they center the people and experiences too often left out.
 
We tell individual stories because they create understanding where there was once distance. They bring human rights into focus by putting a face—and a voice—to issues that might otherwise feel abstract. In a world overwhelmed by noise, they offer clarity. In the face of despair, they offer hope.
 
These are not just stories. They are bridges. They help us feel more, care more, and imagine something better—together.
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Allen Peacock

Allen Peacock worked for a quarter century as one of the leading editors in American book publishing. Books he acquired and published won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, among others. He worked with writers as diverse and renowned as Salman Rushdie, Robert Coover, Robert Olen Butler, Ann Beattie and MacArthur Award winners Joanna Scott and William Gaddis. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English & American Literature.