In much of the world, the most dangerous thing a woman can do is become pregnant.

Individual storytelling is incredibly powerful. We as journalists know intuitively what scientists of the brain are discovering through brain scans, which is that emotional stories tend to open the portals, and that once there's a connection made, people are more open to rational arguments.

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black hole of murder and mutilation that can never be fixed, no matter what aid is brought in.

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on your watch.

For most of history, genocide was just something governments did and nobody blinked.

Write letters to your editors, write to your members of Congress, and write to your news stations.

Once you've created a connection of empathy, rational arguments can play a supportive role.