Clara B. Williams college professors did not allow her inside the classroom because she was Black. But that didn’t stop her. She took notes from the hallway–standing up! She eventually graduated at the age of 51 and lived to 108 years old and saw her 3 sons become doctors.

As many as 3 million children in the U.S. haven't received any education since their schools shuttered in March – a sobering new estimate of the havoc the coronavirus pandemic is wreaking on the country's most vulnerable students. usnews.com/news/education…

It's hard to read this article and not feel a sense of sadness. Everytime I see someone walking around without a mask on makes me think of these children having to learn via ZOOM. I salute every teacher out there nevertheless. washingtonpost.com/education/2020…

I want as many people as possible to be able to look back and say, “I lived through this.” Wear a MASK!

Together, we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated, rather than diminished.

.Liz Plank: These women are not here to fit the mold; they’re coming to the White House to rebuild it for the generations of women who will come after them. on.msnbc.com/2KbiGOi

During this Advent season, some of us waited well, and some of us didn't. But thanks be to God that God's coming doesn't depend on how well we wait. The good news of Advent is that even when we are not faithful in our waiting, God is faithful in his coming.

THEODORE "TED' LUMPKIN of Los Angeles, California died of COVID on Dec. 26. He was a distinguished member of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War 2, and worked as a social worker and real estate broker after the war. legacy.com/news/celebrity…

If anyone had a right to question whether our democracy was worth redeeming, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Because in the face of billy clubs and lynchings, poll taxes and literacy tests, he never gave in to violence, never waved a traitorous flag or gave up on our country.

I have a message for all the little girls and boys out there who dream of growing up to be superheroes: Superheroes walk among us. They’re teachers, doctors, scientists, vaccine researchers—and you can grow up to be like them too.

“As soon as you can read, you are incredibly rich.” ~Fran Leibowitz

“A book isn’t a mirror. It’s a door.”

With almost no notice, Georgia House Republicans introduced a 48-page bill to significantly change voting procedures in a way that targets Black voters. It specifically eliminates early voting on Sundays, when Black churches hold Souls to the Polls drives. bit.ly/3duQ7Yo

“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” | 1 Thessalonians 5:18

"I would like us to do something unprecedented: to create ourselves without finding it necessary to create an enemy." -James Baldwin

Imagine a teacher giving every female student an 82% on a test when they actually earned a 100%. Yet, that is where the current pay gap is at. #EqualPayDay

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Our very own Jamie Bryson will be playing in the Seattle game of the disc_diversity Con10ent Tour! Check him out this Saturday Night at 5pm PST (8pm EST).

Many people alive today were alive when Jim Crow was in full force. And when these same people were born, former slaves were still alive. We are not that far removed from this history. It is the truth, and it should be taught.

20 years ago today, Halle Berry became the first and only black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.