RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The new 2018
Edition of The Heritage Calendar: Celebrating the North Carolina
African-American Experience is now available, AT&T*
announced today.
The publication highlights individuals from across the state who
have made a lasting impact in North
Carolina and across the country.
"The fabric of North Carolina
is woven from the experiences, dreams, and accomplishments of many
extraordinary people," said Venessa
Harrison, president of AT&T North Carolina. "We are
excited about the opportunity to recognize the men and women
featured in the 2018 calendar. It is a privilege to help preserve
and share the stories of how these people have made a lasting
difference in our state."
As with previous editions, the North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction (DPI) convened a team of educators to prepare
lesson plans based upon the lives of the honorees. This material
will be available online as a resource for teachers across the
state.
"From our earliest days, North
Carolina has been a land marked by diversity and rich in
opportunity for those who work hard in pursuit of their dreams,"
said Mark Johnson, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction. "The curriculum material
brings that history into focus and projects it into the future for
students. I am proud of the professional educators who developed
their materials and appreciate their ongoing commitment to helping
students learn and succeed."
Coming from across North
Carolina, the Class of 2018 represents a wide variety of
fields, including education, medicine, law, athletics, the
performing arts, and community service.
The individuals spotlighted in the 2018 Heritage Calendar
are:
- Elvin Lamont Bethea –
Overcoming the inequities and personal obstacles raised during
segregation in the 1960s, he became the only alumnus of North
Carolina A&T University enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of
Fame.
- Dr. Frederick D.
Burroughs – The first board-eligible African-American
pediatrician in Raleigh, he served
patients without regard to their wealth, race, or zip code while
also helping recruit other young African-American physicians in
differing specialties to the area and teaching at the UNC School of
Medicine.
- Jennifer King Congleton –
Believing we have been put on this earth to serve others, she works
with other African-American female civic leaders in Pitt County to develop a variety of programs
that improve the quality of life for the community and for
individuals.
- The late Bill and Ida
Friday – They left a legacy of continually working for
equal opportunity for all people. Bill
Friday is considered the Father of the University of North Carolina system, while
Ida Friday earned a reputation as an
unrelenting advocate for social justice.
- The late Ransom Hunter – Born a slave, he transformed 80
acres of undesirable land in Gaston
County into a thriving farm dubbed Freedom and became one of
the most well-known African-American entrepreneurs of
Reconstruction-era North
Carolina.
- Zoe Woodell Locklear –
From a student at rural, segregated schools, to a collegiate
educator she actively promoted programs to recruit and retain
teachers of color for school districts in southeastern North Carolina.
- Henry Lee Logan – The
first African-American collegiate athlete to play at a
predominantly white institution in the southeastern United States, Henry
Logan played professional basketball in the NBA and ABA
after graduating from Western Carolina
University.
- Elliott and Juanita
Palmer – Educators by profession and historians by
avocation, they transformed a hobby of collecting artifacts and
documents highlighting outstanding contributions made by
African-Americans into a museum as founders of the African-American
Cultural Complex in Raleigh.
- The late Marvin Pittman –
Through more than four decades as a professional educator in public
schools and the state Department of Public Instruction, he
passionately believed that all children have the ability to learn
and invested his life in helping make that happen, arguing that
achievement gaps between groups of children ultimately impacted
every citizen's well-being.
- Patricia Timmons-Goodson
– Once a legal aide lawyer and district court judge, she was the
first African-American woman to serve as a justice on the Supreme
Court of North Carolina and is
currently the vice chair of the United
States Commission on Civil Rights.
- Mel Tomlinson – Initially
attracted to dancing as a way to get attention, this Raleigh native became one of the country's
first African-American ballet stars.
- Barry White, Jr. – A
fifth-grade teacher in Charlotte,
he became an international social media star through intricate
handshakes with his students that brought energy, creativity, and
excitement for learning into the classroom.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the College
of Arts and Sciences at Western Carolina
University, PNC Bank, The News & Observer, Capitol
Broadcasting Company/WRAL-TV and Sheraton Raleigh Hotel serve as
primary supporters on The Heritage Calendar project.
Media resources
Images of the 2018 honorees, in high-
and low-resolution formats, as well as the published bios, may be
downloaded from https://ncheritagecalendar.com/2018-honorees/
To download an electronic copy of the calendar, click here.
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