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Just Imagine…The First African-American Woman Bank President

Just Imagine…The First African-American Woman Bank President

Maggie (Draper) Walker grew up in post-Civil War Richmond. Her mother was a formerly enslaved woman and her biological father was a Confederate soldier. When Maggie was 14 years old,...

The Invasion of Ukraine – What it Means for Democracy

The Invasion of Ukraine – What it Means for Democracy

Join us online on March 17, 24, and 31 to discuss the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and what it means for democracy abroad and at home Our small-group conversations are designed...

Just Imagine…Battlefield Nursing

Just Imagine…Battlefield Nursing

Mary (Grant) Seacole was born in British Colonial Jamaica in 1805. Her father was a Scottish lieutenant and her mother ran a successful boarding house. Her mother also practiced traditional...

Think About…Strategies for Collaborative Classroom Discussions

Think About…Strategies for Collaborative Classroom Discussions

Previously I released a series of 11 messages on Course Design for Collaborative Discussions. Over the next 18 weeks, I will be re-sharing a series of messages on discussion strategy....

Just Imagine…Preventive Medicine for All

February 24, 2022

Just Imagine…Preventive Medicine for All

Rebecca Crumpler was born in Delaware in 1831 and raised in Pennsylvania by her aunt who cared for the sick in their community. While her aunt was not trained as...

Just Imagine… a Hidden Hero as the Mother of Modern Medicine

February 17, 2022

Just Imagine… a Hidden Hero as the Mother of Modern Medicine

Henrietta Lacks was born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1920. After her mother died, she went to live with her maternal grandfather in Clover, Virginia, where she grew up farming tobacco....

Just Imagine…Letting Voices Be Heard

February 10, 2022

Just Imagine…Letting Voices Be Heard

Born in 1931, James West grew up in Jim Crow Virginia. As a child he would take apart appliances to see how they worked, a typical activity for many future...

Just Imagine … Dry Cleaning and Civil Rights

February 3, 2022

Just Imagine … Dry Cleaning and Civil Rights

Thomas Jennings was born in 1791 to a free Black family in New York City. He grew up to be a highly acclaimed tailor and operated a very popular clothing...

Just Imagine…a New Breed of Innovation

January 27, 2022

Just Imagine…a New Breed of Innovation

Luther Burbank, born in rural Massachusetts in 1849, grew up under the long shadow of the Great Famine in Ireland, a famine that killed a million people and led millions...

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