Dorothy Height (2008), Author Adrian Hood (CC BY-SA 4.0 International)
“Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.”
-Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height was an African American social worker, journalist, politician, and civil rights advocate [1]. She served as Chairperson of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and was a founding member of the National Women’s Political Caucus.
At the National Council of Negro Women, Ms. Height worked to end lynching in the South, restructure the criminal justice system, and increase voter registration. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson frequently sought her advice. Continue reading →
The performer of this Sam Cooke classic is 10 y.o. Jordan Hollins.
Known as the “King of Soul”, Cooke was born in Mississippi in 1931, and later moved to Chicago [1]. Like Jordan, Sam Cooke began singing as a young boy. He went on to write hits like “You Send Me”, “Wonderful World”, “Chain Gang”, “Another Saturday Night”, and “Twistin’ the Night Away”.
Cooke’s music contributed to the careers of such greats as James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, and Stevie Wonder.
Sam Cooke is, himself, a charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was, also, important to the civil rights movement. “Change Is Gonna Come” became an anthem of the movement.
Cooke died at the age of 33 from a gunshot wound. The circumstances of his death are disputed. He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and National Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame.
To achieve peace, we must fight for justice and work for change.
“But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream” (Amos 5: 24).
A 12 y.o. Alabama girl chewed through her restraints to escape captivity by Jose Pascual-Reyes, her mother’s boyfriend. The 37 y.o. Pascual-Reyes had kept the girl intoxicated after killing and dismembering her mother and brother.
ANNA WALDHERR A Voice Reclaimed, Surviving Child Abuse 