Happy March, everyone! The sun is out at 1050 Lane Allen Road and spirits are high. We took a bit of a turn for our March podcast. Instead of inviting someone in to share the microphone with me, I want to share with you an assembly we hosted for Black History Month. 

We asked several of our African American alums to Zoom in with our current students and discuss a person in history that has been influential and inspirational to them. The assemblies were informative, educational, and really enjoyable as we experienced our alums connecting with faculty and students. 

Chase Minnifield ’04, MaKayla Brown ’16, and Kamron Cox ’06 met with our middle school students. Jade Wright ’12 and Shaun Anderson ’14 met with our fourth and fifth-grade students. I hope you enjoy the talks as much as I did. 

Here are some relatable resources referenced in the assembly discussions.  

Chase : 

EZ Turn 

Helping Hand

Makayla: 

A visual presentation on Cicely Tyson by Makayla Brown 

Kamron: 

The Little Rock Nine in photos from Life.com  

Jade: 

Ruby Bridges 

Mari Copeny (Little Miss Flint)

Shaun: 

Thurgood Marshall

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