Alabama

Reflections from our February 2023 trip to Alabama

Submitted by Charlotte Beyer
on Thu, 2023-03-23 09:49

The four of us traveled to Montogmery and Selma and honored Stacia Robinson's appointment to the cabinet level postion of Director, Governor's Office Minority Affairs & Economic Development. My three guests shared their reflections.

Lawrese Brown

I left Montgomery, Alabama on Sunday, February 26th thinking…

Black people were given symbolic rights with the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, but  no ability to protect their rights in America's legal or government systems.

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Stacia Robinson
Equal Justice Initiative
Kim Smith
Alabama State University
HSBCU*
Michelle Browder
Selma Center for Non-Violence

Destination: Alabama February 2023

Submitted by Charlotte Beyer
on Sun, 2023-02-12 18:55

So looking forward to this, our 5th trip to Montgomery with three Principle Quest women. Creating meaningful change may be slow, but Stacia Fisher Robinson speeds up the hands of time! Healing begins when we learn the history that I was never taught in school growing up in the 1950's Jim Crow era.

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Dinner with Leaders for Tomorrow in Montgomery

Submitted by Charlotte Beyer
on Mon, 2022-03-14 13:59

Students from Alabama State University, our leaders for tomorrow's better world, with their inspiring instructor, Kim F. Smith at head of the table. Our dinner in Montgomery was about internships, career aspirations – and LIFE! Forte Foundation's partnership with ASU is stronger each year

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Forte Foundation
Montgomery
Alabama
women and leadership

Alabama and New York – in this together

Submitted by Charlotte Beyer
on Sat, 2020-05-23 19:17
When three separate groups of women in the Principle Quest community traveled to Alabama last year, we were so warmly welcomed and learned so much. Now we are holding our friends in Montgomery in our thoughts as COVID19 wreaks havoc. We in New York can relate deeply, and wish you courage and good health.
https://www.newsweek.com/alabama-reopens-its-hospitals-are-running-out-icu-beds-1506112
 

 

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Alabama
COVID19
Selma
Montgomery
empowering women

Reflections from November Trip to Alabama

Submitted by Charlotte Beyer
on Sun, 2020-02-02 18:39

A third group of women traveled with me in November to visit Selma and Montgomery. Their personal reflections are both sobering and inspiring. Our photo above on the last evening in Montgomery includes our guests at dinner, each of whom is a leader and a change agent.

From Chris Cheesman

This was my first time to the "deep south". I have traveled to many cities in the US, Asia, Europe, Australia, etc., but I have never been to the deep south in the US.

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Selma
Montgomery
Alabama
Equal Justice Initiative
Rosa Parks Museum
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