In remembrance

Hong Hua
3 min readFeb 9, 2020

In the first two months of 2020, the world felt the loss of three towering figures of our lifetime. They embodied the humanity, courage and love for fellow human beings.

Wuhan, China

Li Wenliang was a heroic Chinese doctor from Wuhan, who had the courage to report a looming health crisis which led to in excess of eight hundred deaths in China within weeks of the outbreak.

In return, he was reprimanded by the local police, without an apology. The Coronavirus epidemic soon spread, and Li who contracted the deadly virus, was hospitalized. He passed away in hospital on February 7th.

His courage and care for fellow human beings, not just in Wuhan and China, but globally, will be remembered and should be exemplified of the goodness of the human heart.

Kobe speaks out against racism in European soccer
Kobe speaking out against racism in soccer and in his own sport, basketball

On January 26th, Kobe Bryant, winner of 5 NBA Championships, an 18 time All Star and a 15 time All-NBA Team member, died with his daughter Gianna and seven other passengers, when their helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California.

Kobe was a powerful advocate against racism, especially racism in sports. In an interview with CNN, at a US Major League Soccer event, Kobe shared how his father was exposed to racist hatred…

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