She is an inspiration and advocate to many
Her track record of work experience demonstrates her professional abilities while showing the dedication she has to ensuring that all children grow up in a just and equitable
“…her audiences included many leading African-American women…” (Wikipedia).
Draft: A Diverse Roster of History’s Most Influential Women #WomensHistoryMonth each March gives us a great time to reflect on some of the world’s most influential women. Below, we’ve highlighted some of those women who our staff feel have made a great impact and who inspire them today in the multicultural communications work they do. These amazing women with different nationalities, backgrounds, and pathways to leadership have devoted themselves to their communities thus changing the world.
This film administers what brutal, yet factual documentaries should all do. After the film, Barbie accepted a honorable scholarship to Esperanza College in Philadelphia, where she is currently a Presidential Scholar. Not only did this documentary encourage citizens to participate in ending poverty, it also allowed barbie to express the disturbing reality that many families and individuals are confronted with each
When telling the story, she points out that she was “watching from the cheap seats” as her mother returned from her cleaning job. Her impoverished childhood strengthens her credibility in advocating for the unfortunate and unheard because she was once the marginalized person she now speaks for. By sharing this aspect of her past it shows the audience the importance of giving people
Although Zora’s work never earned her the required financial reward through loyalties, her literal contributions are well-acknowledged across the globe. Similarly, Beyoncé’s music is internationally known. Moreover, Zora and Beyoncé live as typical African Americans because they never expected to be given anything on a silver platter. Zora had to work extra hard to penetrate the white and male dominated literal world in order to make a name for herself.
She spoke up about slavery and women's rights because she knew it was something important and she specifically wanted to speak up for African American women. One way she did this was as she was preaching in smaller ways she met two abolitionists that encouraged her to do it. This then became an autobiography and she gained recognition from this. “You have been having our rights so long, that you think, like a slave-holder, that you own us. I know that it is hard for one who has held the reins for so long to give up; it cuts like a knife.
My mother, native to the Philippines, grew up in poverty. Although she had little, she always managed to give back to the community. She expressed that it is better to give than to receive. This idea has shaped me into the person I am today. It has taught me to be humble and to always give back to those who are less fortunate.
The term white privilege has also been oversimplified by many. In August of 2014 Bill O’Reilly discussed white privilege on air, and stated that he, “does not believe in white privilege. However, there is no question that African-Americans have a much harder time succeeding in our society. Even whites do. But the primary reason is not skin color.
She discusses in her speech how knowing a single story about a person, a place, or a culture it does not define it. Her speech gives a lot of information about the experiences she went through in her life; she talks about her life in Nigeria and how she had no idea that colored women
I recently had the privilege of listening to Leymah Gbowee, from Liberia, Africa, give a talk on her peace and female activism efforts in West Africa. Gbowee is a very down to earth soul. She started her talk off asking if she should sit or stand and decided to sit and, in her words, “Rest my aching bones and let this be a conversation.” Leymah was born in Monrovia, Liberia and grew up as a child and young woman living with her parents and sisters when the 1st Liberian Civil War broke out. She started out as a trauma counselor treating child soldiers and went on to social work school to become a Social Worker.
Life is a journey that is challenging for many people. As a result, many do not live up to their full potential. Nevertheless, there are always few distinguished people in every generation who master the art of living better than everyone else. Such individuals emerge as icons of the society and leave phenomenal legacies. Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, and Maya Angelou are outstanding souls who made their communities and the world a better place.
Isn’t that what moral courage is all about? The amount of pain and suffering she has endured is beyond imagination but she has taken her struggles and has thrown them away as if they are nothing to her. Oprah winfrey is a hero, to me and many people, for good reason. How could you possibly not love Oprah Winfrey. Seems impossible to
Audrey Hepburn was “named the goodwill ambassador for the international children’s relief organization UNICEF in 1988,” (“Audrey Hepburn” Encyclopedia). She travelled all over the world, helping children in need. Hepburn once said “Like with flowers, it!s the same with children: With a little help they can survive and they can stand up and live another day,” (Cardillo 24). In 1989, Hepburn spoke to Congress asking for them to help all of the children she had met when traveling. When speaking, Audrey Hepburn said, “I am here to day to speak for children who cannot speak for themselves.
