Today marks Frederick Douglass' 200th birthday.
He was a banker, lawyer, and abolitionist who understood the success of one group doesn't have to come at the expense of another.
I’ve said this before, but one of the only reasons I’m a writer is because I had a teacher in 3rd grade who looked at my poem about clouds & said “you can be a writer when you grow up.” It stayed w/me forever. Teachers, don’t underestimate what your words can do for your students