I want to take a moment today to honor Coretta Scott King....she has passed at 78 today- her spirit will live on...the 'Section-Black History Month' link in the upper right hand box is full of great information with a wonderful time-line. Just yesterday, my son brought home a three week African-American biography project..he and another child were able to do their report on Dr. Martin Luther King...I think it will be a nice touch to add some information about Coretta Scott King. As many of you may know, with children's books there is something called- The Coretta Scott King Award....some wonderful books are listed there (not only for children)!
I will also take a moment today to honor the Columbia STS-107...please take a moment to click on the "Remembering the Columbia STS-107". In 1999 or '98 I remember when Micheal Anderson (Payload Specialist aboard the Columbia) came to speak at my college during African American History month. His excitement of his up-coming launch was apparent, his life story was so inspiring, so energetic, so encouraging, so full of hope... that day. I went away from his informal speech and Q&A session..which I think he loved more...with a sense that I had listened to someone that could be labeled a 'hero' in today's world! We look too often in wrong places for hero's today....yes, there has been great sports hero's, but lately I wonder...we honor materialistic ways of entertainers......but few hear from the people we really should be calling hero's........... and then that fateful day over TX & LA.....
it really touched me in ways that is hard for me to write about it....
Now to my original "C" picture that I have had for awhile...my daughters friend made a beautiful "C"AKE...from the cake to the frosting....and it was soooo yummy, too! I've promised her to post it for everyone to see! (with her permission) She has taken up the hobby by taking classes at Micheal's...and certainly, in upcoming high-school years I think any Von's or Albertson's would be lucky to have her as a part-time apprentice :)
...and last but not least....
CROCHET!!!! Life line for many!
Thank you Paula for this post.
Mrs. King has been a source of inspiration and hope for many generations of young women. She is home with the Lord now and with Martin, and that is a comfort. As a librarian, I can remember a time when there were no children's books including African American kids in any meaningful way. It makes a difference for children to see kids in their books that look like them. It makes the books come alive and speak to them in a more profound way. Mrs. King and the American Library Association have made a change that blesses us all.
I love, The People Could Fly, Her Stories: African American Folk Tales, Fairy Tales and True Tales, Uncle Jed's Barbershop, and Working Cotton. There are many others, but these are ones I had to have in my own personal library.
Some of the good folks from Columbia were our neighbors, and it gives us comfort to see people remember them.
Love,
Donna
Posted by: Donna | January 31, 2006 at 05:33 PM