My great-grandmother was an immigrant to the US from the Bahamas and she could not read or write but she believed that education could change lives. By the time I knew my great-grandmother she was already blind but she had vision. She had lived a life of self-determination, her entrepreneurial mindset, had given her a life-style that others in her island home only dreamed about.
I grew up in a segregated town. I went to segregated secondary schools. I was the first in my family to go to college. I graduated from the University of Miami Now all my sisters hold degrees from the UofM. I was the first in my family to earn a graduate degree. I graduated as one of the first women to earn a Ph.d. in economics at Howard University
My daughter was born in Tanzania, East Africa and graduated from Harvard University and Georgetown University . In one lifetime four generations of Black women have gone from no education to highly educated. Change can happen for the underserved.
Zonta Club of Brooklyn hosted a book launch in which, as editors of our new book, our “why” is presented in a clip in my opening remarks.
Our “why” is a call to empower more voices in communities to collaborate and shape a future that is inclusive and sustainable for change in humanity.
The full book launch session is available in the first comment column.
What is your why in shaping a better post-covid normal?
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