“To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.” — Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association
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Thought for Today
“If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.” – Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist
March is National Women’s History Month
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!- Maya Angelou, poet I love history. We all know the stories of major characters in U.S. history and they are often white men. But do we know the stories of the women, people of color, indigenous peoples and immigrants who also contributedContinue reading “March is National Women’s History Month”
Protest Openly
“If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves and allow those responsible to salve their conscience by believing that they have our acceptance and concurrence. We should, therefore, protest openly everything… that smacks of discrimination or slander.” — Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian and civil rights activist
Thought for Today
“While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God’s creation.” —Maya Angelou
People Pay for What They Do
“People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead.” — James Baldwin, American Novelist and Social Critic
I Am America
“I am America. I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.” —Muhammad Ali ( Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) American Professional Boxer and Activist
It’s Not the Load …
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lena Horne, American jazz and pop music singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist
I Know Who I Am
“One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am. “ – MichelleContinue reading “I Know Who I Am”
An Equal Chance in the Battle of Life
“My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be equal of any people anywhere. All they need is an equal chance in the battle of life.” — Robert Smalls, Slave who went on to serve in the South Carolina State legislature and the United States House ofContinue reading “An Equal Chance in the Battle of Life”
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