E-mail a friendJanuary 17, 2008
National Council of La Raza president Janet Murguia discusses the Black-Brown divide and reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King's vision. Iranian-born filmmaker Marjane Satrapi says her book, Persepolis, was adapted into a film to show the humanity of the Iranian people.
Janet Murguia
Janet Murguia
Janet Murguía is the first female president of the National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights organization. Prior to joining the organization, she was Executive Vice Chancellor for university relations at the University of Kansas. Murguía previously served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of legislative affairs for President Bill Clinton. In '05, Hispanic Business magazine named Murguía as a finalist for its "Women of the Year Award."
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi is a Paris-based graphic novelist, best known for the autobiographical Persepolis—the story of her youth in Tehran and living through the Islamic Revolution. It's been adapted as an animated film, which shared a Special Jury Prize at the '07 Cannes Film Festival. Born in Iran, Satrapi was sent to Vienna to flee the Iranian regime and returned to Tehran for college. She's also the author of several children's books and writes an illustrated column in The New York Times Op-Ed section.