As Mother’s Day approaches, I’d like to share with you a story about a woman. Her name is Yvonne Springs. Born in Sharon, MS, great grandchild of slaves, married at 15, and first-time mother at the age of 16. She was a high school dropout because family came first. She endured repeated domestic violence abuses,… Read More
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Wendy Kopp Sows the Seeds of Change
What you do during times of crisis is a true test of character. Now take a huge crisis like educational equality. What would you do? Well, one young woman decided early on that she’d tackle this mountainous feat and defy the status quo in a huge way. As an undergraduate student at Princeton University, Dallas, Texas native… Read More
What If You Couldn’t Read?
Imagine what it would be like if you couldn’t read. Can you even grasp it? Just stop and think for a minute about all the areas of your life where you use reading skills. You couldn’t fill out an application, understand the instructions on your medicine bottle or help your kids with their homework. Such… Read More