Published February 22, 2021 •
Updated on February 22, 2021 at 11:44 am
Published February 22, 2021 •
Updated on February 22, 2021 at 11:44 am
For the entire month of February, NBC will showcase essays about Black Americans who pioneered change in United States history during the Civil Rights Movement that led to nationwide desegregation. Pioneers include those who led local efforts to desegregate schools, professionals who forged ahead to become luminaries within their industries, and advocates who stoked the wave of change head-on in the nation's bid for racial justice and equality.
Purnell Steen, Jazz Pianist
I wrestled with God wanting to know why I was put on this Earth and what my mission on this Earth is, and somebody finally said it’s your gift of music.