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In honor of Black History Month, a nation-wide celebration that spans the month of February, The Lion’s Roar will feature a series of articles written by our staff that reflect on the accomplishments of individuals who have greatly impacted African-American history.
In this moment we call life, we all seek to find our purpose and our passions. Our purpose is not only our greatest gift, but it can also become our greatest weapon.
When we are armed with our life purpose, we innately fight back against the unjust conditions society throws our way. Some of us fight back with our words, through poetry or through song. Some of us fight back with our hands, through creation or through cultivation. As for Gordon Parks, one of the greatest documentarians of the 20th century, his weapon of choice was his camera.