This month’s featured author, Maya Angelou, is a Black American memoirist, poet and civil rights activist. She tells her story about growing up in the south through her first book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Last week, we…
A big part of the diversity discussion revolves around how women have battled for equal rights. In many cases, they worked twice as hard to get into key roles which men held before. We see change is happening with an…
Welcome to March’s Monthly News from Selma! Monthly News posts Selma P. Verde is Sharon’s (the owner and visionary of Mentoring A Dream) penname. She is the author of The Way Series, a coming-of-age series of teen and young adult…
Did you know there is a connection between the YMCA and Black History Month? Carter G. Woodson and the YMCA Carter G. Woodson was an American historian, author, and journalist who dedicated his life to educating African Americans about the…
Our featured writer this month is Nikki Giovanni, a poet, activist, commentator and educator whose writing was inspired by her experiences during the civil rights movement. She is one of the world’s most well-known African-American poets. Let’s learn a little…
Diversity has become a popular word in our society. It not only shows it self in the differences between people, but also in how we have chose to accept and include those who are different from us. Up until about…
As we continue our journey through Diversity, I would like to talk about our featured resource for this quarter. The Respect Diversity Foundation. The Respect Diversity Foundation is located in Edmond, Oklahoma. Its mission is to Promote understanding, respect, and…
Welcome to our Featured Author post for January. Every month, we will feature an author whose writing will help us understand the current quarterly theme. I chose Ibram X. Kendi as our featured author this month. We will see how…
Diversity and Inclusion are a couple of key buzz words that we are hearing a lot about lately. Do you know what they mean when they say diversity and inclusion? Good Morning! My name is Sharon McAleer and I am…
Welcome to the January Monthly News from Selma! Selma P. Verde is Sharon’s (the owner and visionary of Mentoring A Dream) penname. She is the author of The Way Series, which is a coming of age series of teen and…
