Today we were in Jackson, Mississippi. Being in this city was a little different from the rest because they were under a boil water order. With this you can’t drink the water or clean the dishes with the water because the water could possibly be contaminated. Sounds fun right…..NOT!!! The fact that we couldn’t use the water made it more difficult for staying at the hotels and also eating at restaurants for example when we went to IHOP we had to eat on plastic plates, forks, and spoons. Enough about that lets get to the wonderful speakers.
The first speaker was Danna Lad she has always been an advocate for civil rights, and also is a writer for the Jackson Free Press this newspaper publication deals with diversity whether it be with the staff, the readers, and the ownership. Something that struck me about Danna was the fact that she is so passionate about fighting for everyone to have equal rights especially young people since we as teenagers face ageism in our community.
The second speaker that we had the honor of meeting was Owen Brooks. Owen Brooks was a civil rights activist who moved from Boston, MA to Jackson, MI. Though Boston was supposed to be this integrated city were everyone was accepted it truly was not. Before moving to Jackson he was very involved in Civil Rights Movement in Boston. Unfortunately he was drafted in the U.S. Army, and fought in the Korea, but was discharged in 1953. What Mr. Brooks taught me was that it doesn’t matter what age you are you can still make a difference in your community.In conclusion these two speakers weren’t necessarily my favorite speakers they still gave me good key points on what to do as a teenager to make a difference.
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