YoTrip Presents: Dr. Wachell McKendrick “A Woman People Should Know”

YoTrip Presents: Dr. Wachell McKendrick “A Woman People Should Know”

Below is my eighth feature blog post in honor of Women’s History Month.  It is important that we celebrate the beauty and brains of women. Please enjoy learning about these fascinating women and then make sure you support them in their passions, projects, and products

Who are you? Please share something about yourself and your business.

I am Dr. Wachell McKendrick and I am currently a college professor of Social Work at Florida A&M University.  I like to say that my career has been via the “scenic route” as I was a teen mother when I graduated high school as an Honors student at 17 years old, and entered college (Florida State University). After becoming a military spouse (my daughter’s father) at 19 I continued my education and completed my bachelor’s degree with two children at age 21. While in the military I counseled military personnel and their families who had substance abuse issues. My work continued to be in the Social work arena (elderly, substance abuse, domestic violence victims, program development, and clinical supervision) for the next 20 years. At that time I was going through a divorce, left Miami (with my youngest child now, age 9), my hometown, and returned to school to pursue my dream of a PhD. I completed my PhD in 2011 at the school I began in, Florida State University. So, I guess you can say that I had come full circle. My current focus is Family relations and empowering women.

What makes you a “Woman People Should Know”?

Having experienced many of the same issues I was counseling others for, my ability to sympathize and empathize with others and their plight in life add a personal dimension to my work (I consider it my life’s ministry). My determination and passion for reaching goals I have set for myself which also impact the lives of others, literally. My dedication to social justice, the family, and their healthy functioning is why people should know me. I have a passion for social work and not just for social work’s or social work research’s sake, but for social action and change in the lives of people I teach, counsel, and encounter in my community

When did you find out that you had that something special that you wanted to share with the world?

I would guess I realized this at an early age, being an older sister. I have always felt a responsibility to others and their welfare. If I could change it, defend it, then I was at the front doing so. I was called “Hercules” as a young girl, I think it went deep into my psyche (J). I realized that counseling was a mechanism for effecting change while in high school. While remaining in my assigned school while I was pregnant (a choice I made with the encouragement of my father), the school psychologist (a woman and role model)and the sessions we had weekly were impactful and I wanted to provide the same. I was naturally a caretaker and listener, so it made sense to major in psychology.

Where can people find out more about you?

Wachell.mckendrick@famu.edu and on Facebook

How do you make it all happen?

As alluded to earlier, my family’s support from my adolescence, women mentors (Church Secretary, Sunday School teacher, Choir Directress, and others) in my church, in my family ( my aunts on both sides of my family tree who were learned women despite not having degrees), and  in my profession. Ultimately, my belief in God as directing my steps and somewhere in all of it, belief that with Him guiding I could reach goals I set for myself.

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YoTrip Presents: Yvette Register “A Woman People Should Know”

 

 

 

 

YoTrip Presents: Yvette Register “A Woman People Should Know”

 

Below is my seventh feature blog post in honor of Women’s History Month.  It is important that we celebrate the beauty and brains of women. Please enjoy learning about these fascinating women and then make sure you support them in their passions, projects, and products

Who are you? Please share something about yourself and your business.

My name is Yvette Register. I help people manage the risks of every day life, recover from the unexpected and realize their dreams. I also inspire people to live out their God-given dreams. I do this as a State Farm Insurance agent, motivational writer of a blog called Beyond that Dream with Yvette Register and co-founder of the Cheers to Great Health facebook page.

I am passionate about helping people protect their families through life, health and auto insurance. (www.yvetteregister.com) I am passionate about helping people develop and live their dreams. (www.BeyondThatDream.com and http://www.facebook.com/Dreamoutloudnetwork) And I am passionate about people living a healthy lifestyle and eating right. (www.facebook.com/CheersToGreatHealth)

I work hard but I am never too busy for my son, AJ. I love helping him work towards the fulfillment of his dreams!

What makes you a “Woman People Should Know”?

I am a 2 year breast cancer survivor. When I was diagnosed in 2011, nothing mattered to me but my fight to conquer the cancer that was trying to take over my body. I focus on living and trusting in the Lord to get me through it. As a result I am now cancer free and I promised the Lord I would spend the rest of my life telling others how good God is!

I want people to know that nothing beats having faith in God. I understand that tomorrow is not promised. I live with the believe in a win/win situation. If I die, I will go to be with the Lord. If I live I will get to be here with my friends and family to impact the world.

I give God all the glory.

When did you find out that you had that something special that you wanted to share with the world?

When I was a little girl I always wanted to be an entrepreneur. I always felt I was here to help others. Becoming an insurance agent is one of the fulfillment’s of my purpose. I get to help people in the most difficult times in their lives. I love what I do and am blessed to be a blessing to others.

Where can people find out more about you?

Feel free to contact me in the following ways:

http://www.yvetteregister.com
http://www.BeyondThatDream.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/yvetteregister
For motivation please like the following page: http://www.facebook.com/dreamoutloudnetwork
For healthy tips please like the following page: http://www.facebook.com/CheersToGreatHealth

Phone number 407-841-8257

How do you make it all happen?

I make it all happen by the grace of God. I believe Phil. 4:13 – “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Everyday I get up and work hard. Hard work is like planting seeds to harvest in the future. I plant and trust God for the growth!

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YoTrip Presents: Jane Turner ” A Woman People Should Know”

YoTrip Presents: Jane Turner “A Woman People Should Know”

 

 

 Below is my third feature blog post in honor of Women’s History Month. It is important that we celebrate the beauty and brains of women. Please enjoy learning about these fascinating women and then make sure you support them in their passions, projects, and products.

 

Who are you?  Please share something about yourself and your business?      

I am Jane Turner, a mother, grandmother and a friend to many.  I especially take pride in knowing that through my life’s work, as a social worker, I have been able to touch and be touched by many people with whom I have come into contact.  Many of these experiences have been mutually life altering. The outcomes were not always what was desired,  but for the most part, the best that the Universe had to offer.  I am a firm believer that all things work for good.

I am a graduate of Tuskegee (Institute) University, an ongoing  student at Crealde School of Art, the Maitland Art Center and batik student of Shalini Tandon.     As stated beforehand,  my life long career was in human services, where I worked as a social worker, supervisor and administrator for over thirty years, in several states.  In 2006, I retired from the State Of Florida, since that time, my primary interest has been focused on the pursuit of  artistic expression.    For me, this has taken many forms that include, the visual arts as well as the written word.  I perceive these mediums to be more influential and powerful than any gun, knife or fist in changing the world for the betterment of mankind.

My childhood was spent traveling with my military family, from Alabama roots, to live in many states in the U.S., Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean.  Early in life, my mother introduced me to paint-by-numbers projects, which became the catalyst  for an exciting adventure into the world of art.

I have always drawn, sketched and painted.  As a child,  I regarded this  as a means of filling up space and time, as we traveled from place to place.  Little did I know that I was soaking up a wealth of varied artistic and cultural exposures that would influence me later in life.

Currently,  I am a published and exhibiting artist.   I work in acrylic, oil, pastel, graphite,  and charcoal.   I have also branched out to include batik, sculpture and  photography in my repertoire.    I am the artist for a team that conduct Heritage Workshops for school age children ( tri-county public schools and private schools), at  The Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park, Fl.   Lastly, I am a member of the Orlando Renaissance Writers  Guild.  Through that association I am developing as a short story writer,  published my first article and I am working on an impending book.  I also work closely with Habitat for Humanity to insure housing for  low-income families.

I reside in Eatonville, Florida, the oldest Black Incorporated Township  in America.   Most of my work has been completed in Eatonville.  My work is signed,  Jane Lily or Jlily to honor my ancestors.

What makes you a woman who people should know?

I strongly believe that I have a story to tell.  Especially from the vantage point of history.  As a woman I am proud to be  a descendent of strong , determined African people who continue to carve out a place  in this some time, harsh and unfriendly landscape, that we call America.   First and foremost, I grew up feeling the pulse of people, in the U.S. and outside of this country.  I learned  that no matter the language, race or nationality, or the color of skin that we all have more in common than differences.   I lived  through the civil rights movement and was a student at Tuskegee Institute  during that critical time, when pressure was  brought to bear that called for change to American society.  I am proponent of the Salad Bowl Theory, that like a salad, each ingredient is different, but brings its own unique qualities and flavors  to the bowl to make it complete.    As the U.S. progress, each race, each culture and ethnicity has something to contribute to make a whole.  My concern is that African-American’s  will have a strong presence, in present and future contributions.  It is imperative that we know and respect our history, no matter the pain, shame or hardship and teach others.   African American history is uniquely  American, just as Jazz.  Our color did not change, but our languages, nationalities and cultures were deliberately obliterated, when we reached these shores  and merged into one- called African-American history.   Our people had to endure much to get us to today.   My proudest moments are  when I am sharing this in a Heritage workshop or when I am explaining a painting, sculpture, or photo or discussing  the collective memory.  It is indeed an eye opener for many. 

When did you find out that you had something special that you wanted to share with the world?

“Anwar’s Dream “ was my first serious painting.  I call it my light bulb moment.  The first spiritual recognition that I should do this, that with God’s grace, I could do this.  I was about thirty-five years old.  I was going through a very stressful time in my life and found my gift.  However,  I still did not follow the spirit until later.  Several years lapsed and in 1990, I moved from Los Angeles, Ca. to Eatonville.  It was there that I begin to develop, first it was a hobby.  Everett Spruill was my first mentor.  Once I gained the confidence to let him see my work, he gave me a show in his then, Ethnic Art Gallery in Winter park.  From my first show came a publication in a local Magazine.    That was  again a un-huh moment.  I have continued to  develop my craft, exhibits and appear sporadically in publication.  My short stories are also something that I love to share.

Where can people find out more about you?

My website :  artbyjaneturner.50megs.com

Email:  tjaylily@aol.com

Cell:  321-663-8894

How do you make it all happen?

Artistic expression is a very spirit filled experience.  The brush strokes are given to the artist, just as the words are given to the writer.  It is never something that just happens, but flows through the artist when he is at one with the creator. The artist is a conduit!   One should never forget to give thanks and honor  to God for his gift.

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Thursday Thinking by YoTrip for 2/28/13- Quvenzhane Wallis History-Making Little Giant

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Quvenzhane Wallis History-Making Little Giant

Quvenzhane Kwe-VEN-zhan-nay,  and means “fairy” in Swahili. Friends and family call her “Nazie” for short.  Quvenzhane is a charming and precious little girl who has warmed the heart of millions as she became the history-making little giant after receiving an Oscar nomination for her role in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”, at the age of nine. Quvenzhane  made history when she became  the youngest Best Actress nominee. At the tender age of five, she audition for  and garnered the role in “Beast of the Southern Wild”. Quvenzhane, plays “Hushpuppy“  a little daring young girl dealing with natural disaster and a dying father.

The talented history-making little giant, Quvenzhane, was born in Houma, Louisiana, the daughter of Qulyndreia, a teacher, and Venjie Wallis, Sr., a truck driver. ”Quven”, the first part of her name, combines her parents’ first names, while her mother has stated that zhané means “fairy” in Swahili. http://bit.ly/Wq5MN2

The Oscar buzz and her skills in “Beast of the Southern Wild”, has landed Quvenzhane in the next production of “Annie” as well as you can see her in a film short “Bone Shaker”, and a feature film “Twelve Years A Slave”. Quvenzhane Wallis is a history-making little giant who has also made her presence known. Watching Quvenzhane on the red carpet at the Oscars was beautiful, seeing her with Academy Award winner Halle Berry, was priceless.For her accomplishments to this point in her life, Quvenzhane  is worthy of a round of applause and honor, she has truly earned it. The best is yet to come for Quvenzhane Wallis, her star is shining so bright!

 

Celebrate all the heritage, history, and highlights of African-Americans during the month of February

 

 

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Thursday Thinking by YoTrip for 2/21/13-A True Educator Lucy Craft Laney(Vol.2, Iss.3)

A True Educator Lucy Craft Laney

Miss Lucy Craft Laney has gone down in history as one of the state of Georgia‘s most influential educational leaders. As a child of Georgia she is in league with other outstanding black hero’s from Georgia such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader and Dr. Henry McNeil Turner, the first black chaplain in the U.S. Army and the first black in the Georgia Legislature. Miss Laney’s contributions in the area of education are a tribute to perseverance, dedication and unwavering faith. http://www.lucycraftlaneymuseum.com/about_laney.htm

Lucy Craft Laney (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The founder and principal of the Haines Institute in Augusta for fifty years (1883-1933), Lucy Craft Laney is Georgia’s most famous female African American educator.

Lucy Craft Laney

She was born on April 13, 1854, one of ten children, to Louisa and David Laney during slavery. Her parents, however, were not slaves. David Laney purchased his freedom about twenty years before Laney’s birth; he purchased his wife’s freedom sometime after their marriage. Laney learned to read and write by the age of four and could translate difficult passages in Latin by the age of twelve, including Julius Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War.

“Miss Lucy,” as she was generally known, began her own school in 1883 in the basement of Christ Presbyterian Church in Augusta.

The school was chartered by the state three years later and named the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute. Originally Laney intended to admit only girls, but several boys appeared and she could not turn them away. Laney began her lifelong appeal for funding for her school by traveling to a meeting of the General Assembly of the Northern Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis in 1886. She addressed the assembly but received only her fare home. She did, however, obtain the confidence of a lifetime

Haines Normal and Industrial Institute

benefactor, Mrs. Francine E. H. Haines, for whom her school was named. By 1912 the Haines Institute employed thirty-four teachers, enrolled nine hundred students, and offered a fifth year of college preparatory high school in which Laney herself taught Latin. Haines graduates matriculated at Howard, Fisk, Yale, and other prestigious colleges, where they reflected the confidence and pride that Laney and her staff had instilled in their students.

Miss Laney started the first black kindergarten in Augusta, Georgia and the first black nursing school in the city, the Lamar School of Nursing. Many people were influenced by the work that Miss Laney did at Haines. Ms. Mary McCleod Bethune who worked with Miss Laney for a year was so impressed by Miss Laney’s accomplishments that she went to Florida and founded Bethune-Cookman College for Blacks. This outstanding institution continues to thrive and produce thousands of African American students.

After a life of selfless dedication to the education of her people, which focused on the education of her people, Miss Laney died on October 23, 1933. Thousands of people came to her funeral. Her body was buried on the corner of the lawn of the Haines & Normal Industrial Institute. Miss Laney’s spirit lives on and her strong legacy continues to this day.

After her death, the Haines Normal & Industrial Institute was renamed the Lucy Craft Laney Comprehensive High School in her honor, Gwinnett Street was renamed Laney-Walker Boulevard in the honor of her and that of Dr. Charles T. Walker, pastor, civic leader, founder of Tabernacle Baptist Church and co-founder of Atlanta University. There are several other schools throughout the USA that have been named in Miss Laney’s honor. In 1974, in honor of her contributions to Georgia and its children, the portrait of Miss Laney was commissioned by then Governor Jimmy Carter and unveiled in the Georgia State Capitol. In 1983, Miss Laney was inducted into the Women of Achievement of Georgia. http://bit.ly/VRvAkO

In the summer of 1965, my mother then Marian Anderson, graduated from the great and legendary Lucy Craft Laney High School. Twenty  and twenty-one years later, I in (Class of 1985) and my sister Greta ( Class of 1986) walked across the stage at the civic center as graduates of “dear ol’ Laney High”. Walking the halls and yard at Lucy C. Laney, was fun. Sitting in the classroom and wearing my Army JROTC uniform were important elements in building our foundation. Our lives were enriched and our legacy was set as Laney Wildcats who carried the “Pride of the South.”

Thanks you Miss Lucy Craft Laney for your dedication and for being a true educator with a love for learning that continues to live on in Wildcats all over the world.

~~YoTrip

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Thursday Thinking by YoTrip for 2/14/13- The Greensboro Four (Vol.2, Iss.2)

The Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-in

On February 1, 1960, four young African-American men, freshmen at the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina, entered the Greensboro Woolworth’s and sat down on stools that had, until that moment, been occupied exclusively by white customers. The four—Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr., Joseph McNeil and David Richmond—asked to be served, and were refused. But they did not get up and leave. Indeed, they launched a protest that lasted six months and helped change America. A section of that historic counter is now held by the National Museum of American History, where the chairman of the division of politics and reform, Harry Rubenstein, calls it “a significant part of a larger collection about participation in our political system.” The story behind it is central to the epic struggle of the civil rights movement.

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Courage-at-the-Greensboro-Lunch-Counter.html#ixzz2KwNBlmNC
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The courageous act of four young college students changed the course for access to retail outlets and places of public accommodations. Peaceful protests began to occur all over the segregated south.  Over fifty years have come and gone yet the actions of the Greensboro Four must be remembered when you sit in fancy restaurants or flowery mom and pop shops.

~~YoTrip

Celebrate all the heritage, history, and highlights of African-Americans during the month of February

Valentines is all about the LOVE!!!

 

Happy Celebrate Life Day, Greta Clay-Way! You beat the stroke to make great things happen!

 

***Attend the The YES! Network Social Event on February 16, 2013, 11:30-1:00 pm at O’Charley’s Restaurant with Guest Speaker, Sonya Thompson speaking on, “Integrity: The Key to Business Success.” Learn the fundamentals for successful business development; Keeping your word and watching your words, how to avoid enticement, and the importance of surrounding yourself with people of Integrity.***

 

*****Join Dr. Loretta Faith Harris for ”Developing the Business Professional Workshop Series”, April 2013, Nova Southeastern University Orlando,FL to register go to http://dbp4.eventbrite.com/ ******

 

 

Do you want to be inspired and learn how to live triumphantly? Listen to the Dr. Loretta Faith Harris Radio Show on 1st and 3rd Wednesday’s from 6:30 pm-7:00 pm EST, join us http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lorettafaithharris

 

Write your Story. Join the Orlando Renaissance Writers Guild. http://www.orwriters.org/ Purchase a copy of the collaborative book an “Anthology”

 

“You Say 2013, I Say 20NeXt!

Make the Moments Matter”

Yolanda Clay Triplett

“YoTrip”
~Words and Thoughts Artist~

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Tuesday Thoughts by YoTrip for 2/12/13-A Historic Institution Of Higher Learning: Paine College (Vol.2, Iss.2)

Paine College (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Paine College Historic District
Photograph courtesy of the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office

A Historic Institution Of Higher Learning: Paine College

Paine College Historic District, in Augusta, Georgia, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 2012. Representing one of the few institutions of higher education created by a biracial board of trustees in Georgia for African-American students, Paine College Historic District was found historically important on the state level. Important for its role in education and African American heritage, the event was marked by a statement from Paine College President George C. Bradley, who wrote, “This is a major milestone in the college’s 131 years of existence, and we look forward to making additional milestones and accomplishments in the legacy of Paine College.”….

Founded in 1882 by trustees from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MEC-S)and the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America (CEMC) with the goal of educating African-American youth, the institution was, from the beginning, a coeducational school.  Paine College continues to serve its original purpose of providing quality education and remains associated with the successor denominations of the founding churches. http://1.usa.gov/X6IUfW

Celebrate all the heritage, history, and highlights of African-Americans during the month of February

Happy Celebrate Life Day, Greta Clay-Way! You beat the stroke to make great things happen!

 

***Attend the The YES! Network Social Event on February 16, 2013, 11:30-1:00 pm at O’Charley’s Restaurant with Guest Speaker, Sonya Thompson speaking on, “Integrity: The Key to Business Success.” Learn the fundamentals for successful business development; Keeping your word and watching your words, how to avoid enticement, and the importance of surrounding yourself with people of Integrity.***

 

 

*****Join Dr. Loretta Faith Harris for ”Developing the Business Professional Workshop Series”, April 2013, Nova Southeastern University Orlando,FL to register go to http://dbp4.eventbrite.com/ ******

 

 

Do you want to be inspired and learn how to live triumphantly? Listen to the Dr. Loretta Faith Harris Radio Show on 1st and 3rd Wednesday’s from 6:30 pm-7:00 pm EST, join us http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lorettafaithharris

 

Write your Story. Join the Orlando Renaissance Writers Guild. http://www.orwriters.org/ Purchase a copy of the collaborative book an “Anthology”

 

“You Say 2013, I Say 20NeXt!

Make the Moments Matter”

Yolanda Clay Triplett

“YoTrip”
~Words and Thoughts Artist~

Join us for The 100 Day SMART GOAL CHALLENGE http://www.facebook.com/events/444796945573132/

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http://www.yotrip-wordsandthoughts.blogspot.comFollow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@yotrip729

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“Words the joyful noise of my
mouth, sweet sounds to my ears.The
results of a love affair between
pen and paper, words”

 

Copyright © 2012 YoTrip-Words and Thoughts 

 

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Thursday Thinking by YoTrip for 2/7/13-Tice Davids & The Underground Railroad

Origin of the Term Underground Railroad

The origins of the Underground Railroad go back before the 18th century, but the terminology dates to around 1831. One version states that an enslaved, Tice Davids, crossed the Ohio River in the vicinity of Ripley, Ohio, a ferryboat ride from the slave state of Kentucky, to escape from his owner. As Tice Davids swam the river, his owner kept him in sight as he pursued him in a small rowboat. He could see Tice’s head bobbling in the river, but once Tice reached the Ohio side, he was lost from view. His owner searched diligently around Ripley, “a town that hated slavery,” but was unable to find his human property. Bewildered and tuckered out, the slave owner could only conclude that Tice Davids “must have gone on an underground road.”

It was subsequent to this incident that those conspirators involved in the escape of Tice Davis, and others, began to use such terms as conductors, firemen, brakemen, stationmaster, depots/stations, and such phrases as “catching the next train” to describe their clandestine, though morally driven, efforts in assisting refugees to escape a morally bankrupted slave-owning South. The terminology used was in line with the country’s early use of steam to propel passenger-carrying vehicles, in this case the railroads. http://www.undergroundrailroadexperience.cuny.edu/origin.html

~~YoTrip

Historic Underground Railroad (Photo credit: HystericalMark)

 

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Attend the The YES! Network Social Event on February 16, 2013, 11:30-1:00 pm at O’Charley’s Restaurant with Guest Speaker, Sonya Thompson speaking on, “Integrity: The Key to Business Success.” Learn the fundamentals for successful business development; Keeping your word and watching your words, how to avoid enticement, and the importance of surrounding yourself with people of Integrity.

 

 

*****Join Dr. Loretta Faith Harris for “Developing the Business Professional Workshop Series”, April 2013, Nova Southeastern University Orlando,FL to register go to http://dbp4.eventbrite.com/ ******

 

 

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Tuesday Thoughts by YoTrip for 2/5/13- A Lasting Legacy Miss Rosa Parks

A Lasting Legacy Miss Rosa Parks

                                                                                         

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From left, Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Deputy Postmaster Elaine Steele, Gen. Ronald Stroman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., Carolyn House Stewart, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority International president, and Patricia Mooradian, president of The Henry Ford, help unveil the Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-stamp-honors-rosa-parks-courage-article-1.1256087#ixzz2K5k0HYVl

 

How do you celebrate a woman who through an unselfish act changed a course of history? You posthumously honor her legacy with a “forever” United States postage stamp. On February 4, 2013, what would have been Miss Rosa Park’s 100th birthday, a larger than life rendering of the postage stamp was unveiled at the steps of the infamous segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus.  Additionally, there were ceremonies held in several cities in the great state of Michigan.

Over 60 years ago, Miss Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger, as it was customary for Negros when the bus filled and seats were needed for white bus riders. Miss Rosa’s actions was central to the in the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement,

Her defiance and the ensuing black boycott of the city bus system helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. rise to national prominence.

“This is being done in sight of the bus where future generations can sit in a seat where Rosa Parks sat and refused to budge and in a seat where the world was changed,” U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said before he and U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a fellow Democrat, pulled the curtain to reveal the Rosa Parks Forever Stamp, which bears her 1950’s likeness. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-stamp-honors-rosa-parks-courage-article-1.1256087#ixzz2K5iCjYgm

Thank you Miss Rosa Parks we have access because you were courageous enough to sit which was the ultimate way to take a stand. To help keep this legacy alive go to http://rosaparks.org/

 

 

I am missing you today, Peaceful Rest Auntie Mamie Ruth Mack Simmons. Forever in our hearts!

Congratulations to the Baltimore Ravens on their victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. Happy retirement Ray Lewis!

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Tuesday Thoughts by YoTrip for January 15, 2013-For A King Celebrate (Vol.1, Iss.3)

Martin Luther King leaning on a lectern. Deutsch: 1964: Martin Luther King Português: Martin Luther King (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

For A King Celebrate

 

The world was given a gift 84 years ago when Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King gave birth to Martin Luther King, Jr.  The life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr is recognized by men and women, young and old, people of every creed and color. Dr. King was an advocate for justice, equality, and peace for all mankind. Below are some little known facts about Dr. King:

 

10. Martin Luther King, Jr. day was not recognized as a paid national holiday by all 50 states until 2000. (TIME)

 

9. The U2 song, “Pride (In The Name of Love)” was written about Martin Luther King, Jr. (Post Chronicle)

 

8. He went to Morehouse College at the age of just 15. (BBC)

 

7. He is the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, at the age of 35. (Nobel)

 

6. He saved the original series of Star Trek by encouraging Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura, to stay on the show. (National Post)

 

5. Martin Luther King, Jr. died aged 39. He himself predicted he would not live to 40. (BBC)

 

To learn more about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

“You Say 2013, I Say 20NeXt!

 

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