Fifty years ago today, one of the strongest advocates for equality in education and society at large was silenced. With the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, African-Americans across the country mourned the loss of a man whose voice spoke truth to power and the promise of a better tomorrow for our children and our children’s children. But…
Author: Marilyn Rhames
TIME hid the face of one woman on its Person of the Year cover, and it could have been #MeToo
On Wednesday, Time named the Silence Breakers—those who raised their voices against the prevalence of sexual harassment—as its 2017 Person of the Year. Another brave voice is Marilyn Anderson Rhames, an educator, writer, thought leader and social entrepreneur. She is founder and CEO of Teachers Who Pray, a faith-based nonprofit that has more than 100 chapters nationwide, including two in…