At the National Congress of Black Women's Brunch I was able to meet some of our civil rights activists who were on the front lines with the greatest. Unfortunately some of them I never heard of. This got me to thinking about how the people we know - hear - see (Dr Martin Luther King, JR - Rev Jesse Jackson - so on and so forth) are the ones who have been approved for us to hear - see - read about. They are the ones someone else (usually a white man) has deemed important enough - safe enough - and even charasimatic enough for us to want to know - watch and ultimately follow.

All I know is ignorance ain't cute.

During the brunch I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Reverand Willie T. Barrow - earlier that morning I heard her referred to as "warrior of the civil rights movement." Who is this lady who came up to my chin (and I'm 5'4")? With the help of google - I sought to find out. And this is what I learned - The History Maker. I strongly recommend you watch the videos.