Lynne K. Varner

Wife, Mama Bear, Philanthropist, CEO, Soror, Thinker & Doer.
As Toni Morrison wrote, "The function of freedom is to free someone else."

[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

Peace, be still.

[Michele Norris @michele_norris]

There is something very powerful about Kamala Harris going to the source of our nation’s wound to write a new chapter in the history around January 6th by making a closing argument at The Elipse

[NAACP @NAACP]

For the record: You cannot have an abortion in the 9th month. You cannot have an abortion after birth. If we didn’t keep banning books, maybe we wouldn’t have to clear that up. #Debate2024

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Thanks to the skill and persistence of @POTUS, @VP, and our allies, Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza are being released from Russian custody. It’s a tremendous diplomatic achievement, and we’re grateful that they’ll be back home with their families where they belong.

[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

Love it!

[Jenice Armstrong @JeniceArmstrong]

Another brilliant cartoon by @SigneWilk #NCAAChampionship

[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

This exacerbates my PTSD

[Jonathan Capehart @CapehartJ]

Y’ALL!
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[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

Makes sense. Students and their families can't choose a college until they know how they're going to pay for it. #FIXFAFSA #HigherEd

[Michele Norris @michele_norris]

With folks questioning @Beyonce as a country artist, it’s a good moment to revisit this epic @NewYorker profile of the amazing @RhiannonGiddens & how thru a “bizarre warping of American cultural memory,” we have forgotten that country music has Black roots https://t.co/6PzNDAyCba

[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

The power of #CTE!

[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

Congratulations to Dr. Betty Cobbs. She has long been "the" principal to watch and emulate. #LeadershipMatters

[Dr. Chemene Crawford @EvCCPresident]

EvCC Trustee Dr. Betty Cobbs, an elementary school principal, was named one of 5 principals to watch in 2024 by @K12DiveNews. "There are up-and-coming principals to watch — and then there are principals worth watching because of their extensive experience." Way to go, Dr. Cobbs!

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

In 1959, police were called to a segregated library when a Black 9-year-old boy trying to check out books refused to leave, after being told the library was not for Black people.

The boy, Ronald McNair, went on to became an astronaut. The library is also now named after him.

Ronald McNair was 9 when a South Carolina librarian told him he could not check out books from a segregated library in 1959. Refusing to leave, a determined McNair sat on the counter while the librarian called the police, as well McNair's mother. The police arrived, told the librarian to let the young boy have his books, and McNair walked out alongside his mother and brother.

McNair went on to earn his Ph.D. in physics at MIT and became one of the first African Americans selected as astronauts by NASA, alongside Guion S. Bluford, Jr. and Frederick Gregory.

McNair's first spaceflight was the STS-41B mission, aboard the "Challenger" shuttle. He successfully maneuvered the robotic arm, which allowed astronaut Bruce McCandless to perform the first space walk without being tethered to the spacecraft.

On this day in 1986, the second space flight for McNair would be his last. He, along with six other NASA astronauts, were aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it exploded 73 seconds after takeoff in 1986. Everyone on board the shuttle was killed.

Today, the library in South Carolina where McNair was refused books is named after the heroic boy determined to make a difference.

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[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

Amazing women in STEM in Eastern Washington represent!

[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

@michele_norris This cover is a work of art! Can't wait to dig in.

[Michele Norris @michele_norris]

Thank you so very much Michael!!

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Dear politicians/political influencers:

When you evoke my father this #MLKDay, remember that he was resolute about eradicating racism, poverty, and militarism. And about corrective justice work.

Don’t just quote him.

Encourage and enact policies that reflect his teachings.

[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

Excited to spend the next two days piloting this important project with/ regional and national #education leaders. #LeadershipMatters @washingtonstem

[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

#equityineducation #inclusivity

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

Anyone against Diversity Equity, & Inclusion does not believe in American values. “Diversity” is E Pluribus Unum, out of many one. “Equity” is the belief that all men are created equal and endowed with unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

To assume merit is the reason White people are overrepresented in positions of power and influence is to assume White people are superior. To assume peoples of color in positions of power and influence are unqualified and unmerited is to assume peoples of color are inferior. 1/

[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

Okay, it’s only been 5 hours but these black-eyed peas are serenading me! #lowcountrycook

[Lynne K. Varner @lkvarner]

Check back in about 7 hours. #soulfood #NewYearEve