“I mean, what do I have?” he replied from his wheelchair. “If they would tell me to roll out now, they’d take this chair. I’d have to crawl out of the front door. I have nothing; I have nothing."
“I mean, what do I have?” he replied from his wheelchair. “If they would tell me to roll out now, they’d take this chair. I’d have to crawl out of the front door. I have nothing; I have nothing."
Just saw your post about this edition of the newsletter on LinkedIn, Ebony and Louise, and loved the Q&A format so Ebony could probe your story of your formative years, Louise. That dialogue is so important now. My friend group's touched on the flipside of that, a largely white private school in Chicago with a handful of Black classmates coming from the south side. Many of us have remained friends four decades after graduating, but are discovering each other's vastly different experiences. Side note Louise, I knew we'd crossed paths at the Sentinel of course, but I wasn't aware how closely. We lived in Maitland and my kids went to Dommerich during my tenure. Amazing area. We loved the Audubon center and I was fascinated about Eatonville's history and discovered Zora Neale Hurston, of course. The time, the town and her place in the history and literature of the era are under appreciated even today.
Just saw your post about this edition of the newsletter on LinkedIn, Ebony and Louise, and loved the Q&A format so Ebony could probe your story of your formative years, Louise. That dialogue is so important now. My friend group's touched on the flipside of that, a largely white private school in Chicago with a handful of Black classmates coming from the south side. Many of us have remained friends four decades after graduating, but are discovering each other's vastly different experiences. Side note Louise, I knew we'd crossed paths at the Sentinel of course, but I wasn't aware how closely. We lived in Maitland and my kids went to Dommerich during my tenure. Amazing area. We loved the Audubon center and I was fascinated about Eatonville's history and discovered Zora Neale Hurston, of course. The time, the town and her place in the history and literature of the era are under appreciated even today.
Thanks Anthony .. it’s great hearing your story and I’m so glad you got to read mine
Thank you for the history lesson! I’m enjoying your work & can’t wait for the next installment!
Thanks for reading and spreading word of our work!
Such an insightful read - keep up the great work!
Thank you Helen!
Thank you for sharing, Louise!
Thanks for reading it!