Clark Atlanta University, one of 101 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the nation (3:05)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. attended college on this campus (3:25)
Social mobility through education (5:05)
Three times a Panther (6:05)
Identified as a future leader in DeKalb County Schools (7:00)
Year 45 and counting – a lifetime dedicated to serving others (9:00)
A court order and Felicia’s first teaching position (9:20)
Nearly a dozen languages spoken in the school (10:05)
Seven years, seven years, seven years… (10:25)
Too many principals of color in some schools (11:05)
Education as the most noble field (12:45)
Teachers perpetuate democracy (13:15)
A child of civil rights (13:50)
A fabulous childhood, in a mission (15:05)
A southern midwestern accent (16:35)
There is something bigger than you (17:15)
The Wallace Foundation, Gwinnett Public Schools, and the Principal Pipeline (18:00)
A teacher’s impact is significant (18:45)
The leader must have the big picture (20:00)
Even when you think big, there’s something bigger (21:20)
Leveraging power to impact a community (22:15)
1953, heart of the civil rights struggle, and a segregated community (23:30)
The “mission of the mission” was pushed by the black aristocracy (24:20)
New Orleans, Dubuque, and Memphis (25:20)
The common enemy was never based on someone’s race (25:50)
The good, and the evil, that is colorless (27:30)
Skin tone, or something else, as a core issue? (28:30)
Are you here to contribute, or are you here to take away? (29:40)
It was right in the middle of a housing project (31:10)
This was definitely a bifurcated community (32:20)
Fathers and mothers were paying attention to a lot of things (33:00)
Happy to be able to be an ambassador for my race (35:00)
Had to prove myself, and I had to make all A’s (35:30)
Segregation was about capacity (35:45)
These women were very progressive (36:20)
We need to make sure that everyone has a voice (37:30)
My mother wanted me to go into education (37:50)
Overwhelming sadness (38:35)
The haze as the sun was setting was orange (39:35)
Our home received a phone call (39:55)
Lessons learned from the civil rights struggle and Dr. King’s assassination (41:20)
There is a significant price paid when one person advances at the expense of another (42:25)
What gives birth to civil wars (43:40)
Educator-leaders are in the middle to mitigate our struggles (44:00)
The risk of forgetting (44:45)
Faith and hope that we will continue to do well, learn, listen, and improve (46:20)
Understanding the human condition, everyone has a voice, and emerging from oppression (47:00)
We are learning on a broader screen (48:30)
Working to harvest the best gifts (48:55)
Empowerment, respect, and using the best of what people have to offer (49:45)
History of women’s needs not being met (50:55)
Outcasts, outsiders, and social responsibility (51:15)
I have a responsibility to share what works (52:30)
This is a wonderful time, with so many rich examples of leadership (53:45)
We know what goes into being successful (54:30)
You can “get the call back” after a mistake is made (55:00)
A leader will not make a perfect call every time (55:35)
Systems theory and vision – long-term and right now (57:25)
You must have an undergirding of service to others (58:10)
Personal care shows–in your face, your countenance, and your productivity (59:40)
Don’t work out your inadequacies on social media (1:00:00)
To lead means that you are giving your best self (1:02:10)
Social justice defined as advocacy (1:03:10)
Dr. Moses Norman - insert yourself into a dark place and turn on the light (1:05:00)
I want my experience to be of benefit to someone else (1:07:30)
Leadership and popularity (1:08:20)
The benefits of the earlier harvest (1:08:50)
Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly (1:10:00)
Retirement just keeps moving away from me (1:10:40)
Dr. Fidel Turner and Barbara Hill providing leadership at CAU (1:11:30)
Podcast cover art for Lead. Learn. Change. is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.
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