Like you, I’ve had a few great teachers in my life. John Wooden, one of America’s most well-known sports coaches, was just that. He was an extraordinary teacher.
Category Archives: Legacy
Monday, May 17th commemorates the 56th anniversary of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision that ended legal segregation. This U.S. Supreme Court decision was pivotal in U.S. history because it sparked the civil rights movement and reminds us that there is an opportunity for us all to do more to uphold the intent […]
Now they are gone. Over the last two weeks, two civil rights giants and living legends transitioned. Now we must carry the torch of the work that they started. I feel saddened by the loss but at the same time encouraged. Why? Many will keep their legacies alive. It was once said that “the best way to predict your future is to create it.”
The loss of civil rights legends Benjamin Hooks, former director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Dorothy Height, former director of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) reminds us that it is imperative to move forward keeping in mind great accomplishments of living legends.
If we peek into the “her-story” books, March 8th became International Women’s Day in 1911. Yet, it was not until the mid-1980s with co-sponsorship from Maryland Congresswoman Barbara Mikulski that Congress passed a resolution establishing National Women’s History Week. Shortly thereafter, former President Jimmy Carter signed a Presidential Proclamation declare the week of March 8, […]
It is no secret that the contributions of women have not always been told. Yet National Women’s History Month every March reminds us that there are national celebrations to honor the significant role of women. Celebrating women like this was not always the case…But, that’s a different “her-story” for another day. Today I wondered: How […]