In his final letter, sent to friends and newspapers, Arenas wrote, "I end my life voluntarily because I cannot continue working … I do not want to convey to you a message of defeat but of continued struggle and of hope.
They never see the poor Negro who is struggling, devoid of hope.
Encores began with a rendition of Stephen Foster's 1850s classic "Hard Times Come Again No More" – which provided one of the few featured spots for King and Mizelle, who otherwise played a lot of tambourine – and later included both of Springsteen's reunion-era encore epics of American struggle, survival and hope, "Land of Hope and Dreams" and "American Land".
Traveling with his Muslim and Jewish friends, the Pope used the powerful practice of compassion to hear and honor the stories of pain, struggle and hope of people in all different locations in the Mideast conflict.
With groups of songs segued together, the set was a series of cycles of struggle and hope, connecting the "Wrecking Ball" album to his longtime themes.
"Rupi's honest, authentic voice speaks to young people who relate to her depiction of pain and struggle but ultimate sense of hope.
The ACLU is fighting back with litigation and legislative advocacy, but also with true stories of today's immigrants, the same stories of struggle and hope that are passed down in so many families — stories that bring us together as a nation.
On Thursday, the struggling automaker reported glimmers of hope.
And amid the struggles, there are signs of hope.
Dan Barry's illuminating series on Donna's Diner in Elyria, Ohio, is a reminder that life is a balance of struggle and hope.
