Cultivating Change from the Inside Out: The Backstory

PART 1 OF 2

Cultivating Change from the Inside Out: The Power of Being Human is my second book as an independent author.

This 2-Part Series describes the evolution of the book as a convergence of three streams of personal life experiences described as An Activist Mother, The Bomb Threat, and The Cairo Question. I’ll also explain why this work is important to me as one who practices activism through coaching.

AN ACTIVIST MOTHER

The first stream of personal experience is my mother, an activist who lifted her voice against injustice, fighting for civil rights, welfare rights, and basic human rights.

As a pillar in the community and a member of the Homestead Chapter of the NAACP, she took a strong stance on behalf of Black students during the initial merger years of the Steel Valley School District.

In her career, she was a staunch advocate for the Welfare Rights Organization of Allegheny County (known as WROAC). She was a staff member for the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Atlas under the auspices of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Urban Research. The work was purposed to improve the city’s neighborhoods and their relationship with city government.