Standing on the stage at Radio City Music Hall, Mariame Sissoko began to speak in a voice trembling, ever so slightly. Growing up in Philadelphia, Sissoko was outspoken, a high achiever, captain of the high school debate team. “To stand on this stage today is a privilege,” Sissoko said. “It is a privilege that over 15,000 children in Gaza will never receive.”Sissoko’s classmates broke into applause. “I know that there are countless poppies with the names of children in Gaza who have been killed,” Sissoko continued.

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Persons: Mariame Sissoko, Sissoko, ” Sissoko, ” Sissoko’s, “, ” Organizations: Radio City Music Hall, Barnard College, Hamilton Hall Locations: Philadelphia, Columbia, Gaza