MORAGA — Photographer and humanitarian Lisa Kristine has plunged 150 feet down an illegal mineshaft in Ghana to reach the depth of human pain. And she’s been lifted to exalted, pinnacle positions by praise-filled media coverage and industry awards. Having traveled both high and low in nearly 100 countries, Kristine landed at Moraga’s Saint Mary’s

The most pernicious lie still taught in elementary school is that slavery ended in 1865 with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment. The truth is more disturbing. According to the non-profit organization Free the Slaves, 27 million people are currently enslaved. Who are they?