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stanley cup ring a visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Azraq in northern Jordan, on Sept. 9, 2016.Khalil Mazraawi鈥擜FP/Getty ImagesBy Abigail AbramsFebruary 2, 2017 5:31 PM ESTAngelina Jolie looked to the late Ronald Reagan for inspiration when writing a New York Times op-ed in opposition of President Donald Trump recent immigration ban.The actress, who is also a special envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, wrote that implying Muslims are less worthy of protection inadvertently fuels extremism. In which case, she believes the response to Trump ban must be measured and should be based on facts, not fear. ;America is committed to the world because so much of the world is inside America, ; in the words of Ronald Reagan, Jolie wrote. If we divide people beyond our borders, w
stanley cup e divide ourselves.Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have spoken out against Trumprsquo ban, and protests erupted around the country after it went into effect last weekend.Jolie emphasized that, as a mother of six adopted children, she wants to make sure the country is safe. But the current policy, she argued, will do more harm than good.We can manage our security without writing off citizens of entire countries mdash; even babies mdash; as unsafe to visit our country by virtue of geography or religion, Jolie wrote.More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the E Jkvi Nonprofit to Be Paid $458 Million by Trump Administration to Detain Migrant Children
Artwork by Lorna Simpson for TIME; source photograph by Stephen Gosling鈥擭BAE/Getty Images.By Cady LangJuly 27, 2022 7:52 PM EDTAlthough the photographer and multimedia artist Lorna Simpson has never met WNBA player Brittney Griner, she has no trouble imagining a vulnerability of the kind that Griner, another Black American woman, has b
jordan een experiencing since being detained in Russia since February.In February, as Russiarsquo threats of invasion in Ukraine escalated, watching the air
adidas originals port surveillance video of Brittney Griner passing through security made my heart sink, Simpsonmdash;whose art re-contextualizes narratives around race, gender, and identity through collages of found photosmdash;told TIME. One of my greatest fears as a tee
af1 nager growing up in Queens, N.Y., was always imprisonment.Griner, a two-time Olympic gold athlete, eight-time WNBA all-star and player for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and for Russiarsquo UMMC Ekaterinburg during the off-season, was arrested on drug charges on Feb. 17mdash;just one week before Russia invaded Ukrainemdash;after customs officials at the airport found vape cartridges with traces of cannabis oil in her suitcase. In the months that have followed, concerns have been raised about Griner, a prominent American athlete and an openly queer Black woman, being imprisoned in the midst of a war, in a country known for anti-gay legislation.For the cover of this issue of the magazine, to accompany Sean Grego
