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MARCUS
RASHFORD
23 • Championing change
BY LEWIS HAMILTON
In 2020, Marcus Rashford took
his many talents beyond the
football field—where he is a star
player for Manchester United
and England’s national team—
to respond to a national crisis:
child hunger. “I know what it
feels like to be hungry,” he wrote
last June as part of a campaign
that succeeded in pushing the
government to provide meals
for students in need during
summer vacation. By standing
up for the most vulnerable
in our society, and using his
platform and influence to
create positive change, Marcus
inspired countless others to
join him on this mission and
cemented his status as a role
model. In a year that showed
us the power of working
together toward a common
goal, he was a galvanizing force
behind uniting people across
the U.K. in the effort to ensure
that no child goes hungry.
His determination, resilience
and persistence have been
truly inspiring. I cannot wait
to see how he continues this
important work.
Hamilton is a seven-time
Formula One world champion
DAIRONELISONDOROJAS29 • Serving asylum
seekersBY JOAQUIN CASTROIn Matamoros, Mexico, thousands of
people seeking asylum in the U.S. are
stranded in a squalid encampment.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic,
living conditions in the overcrowded
tent city were dangerous. Cartels op-
erate with impunity. The lack of sani-
tation and exposure to the elements
spread illness. Families have grown
desperate and drowned trying to swim
to Texas.
In a sea of despair, a Cuban doctor
is a ray of hope. Dairon Elisondo Rojas,100 next