I've always learned many things during the month of Black History. The history I learned prior to college was not all-inclusive. It was when I attended Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi when I really felt first hand the impact the achievements of Blacks made to America and to the world.
Black history month is a great time to explore and recognize the accolades and achievements Blacks have made to America and to the world. It provides the opportunity to show how people of different backgrounds, ages, lifestyles all played a role in making the world what it is today.
The first person I would like to acknowledge is Harriett Tubman. The thing which inspires and impresses me most is how she was able to orchestrate an underground railroad to lead people to freedoms they had not known. The ingenuity is astounding.
I think I appreciate her efforts more especially now how it seems people who are endowed with millions of dollars still cost the taxpayers millions more when trying to get a rail underway. Too bad we don't have a Harriet Tubman in Norfolk. A person who probably had to make a way out of no way. It just seems so much wasteful to see how much the city is expending on light rail, millions of dollars, and still can't get it right.
I don't have the answers. But I imagine if they were to employ some of the same old school tactics we would see a change.
She helped people to freedom across state lines. Can you imagine what kind of budget she must have been working with? What if Harriet Tubman could have had a blog? Makes you wonder why in current times people don't use the resources like technology to make things more effective. Why don't we have a blog for transparency for major projects and issues, especially locally?
Lord I will be eternally thankful and grateful for all the blessings small and large bestowed upon me in this lifetime.
