History & Hope: Activist Phyllis Bennett discusses decades-long fight for racial equality Share Updated: 4:58 PM EST Feb 7, 2021 Jeremy Jenkins Share Updated: 4:58 PM EST Feb 7, 2021
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Show Transcript JEREMY: TELL US ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE GROWING UP IN THE 1950’S VERSUS WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SEEING TODAY. MS. BENNETT: WHEN I GREW UP IN THAT ERA, JUST BEING ABLE TO GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES WE COULDN’T GO TO SKATING RINKS. MATTER OF FACT, WHEN WE WANTED TO GO TO THE SKATING RINK, THE MAN SET IT ON FIRE SO THAT WE COULDN’T SKATE THERE. WE WANTED TO GO TO SWIMMING POOLS. THE SWIMMING POOLS WERE SEGREGATED, AND FOR THE MOST PART, WE COULD NOT GO TO SWIMMING POOLS, SO WE HAD TO INTEGRATED THE SKATING RINKS AND THE SWIMMING POOLS. INTEGRATE WE WERE CHILDREN, AND IT WAS NOT FAIR TO DENY US. JEREMY: WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE TREATED PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE YOU AND I IN SUCH A MANNER? MS. BENNETT: THEY WERE AFRAID. THEY WERE
Hindsight 2020: Remembering notable community members who died in past year
Innovators, teachers, public servants among those we lost
Dec. 19, 2020
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This year we lost several prominent community members in Midland. As 2020 comes to a close, we take time to remember these notable individuals.
Longtime volunteer Rhea Currie, 103, died March 13. Born in Peck, Michigan, Currie graduated from Alma College and taught in Midland Public Schools. She helped in many capacities at Midland Hospital (now known as MidMichigan Medical Center) from its opening in 1944 to 2019, making her the hospital’s oldest and longest-tenured volunteer; she received a certificate of recognition from the governor’s office for her efforts. Currie worked in the gift shop, at the front desk, in the surgical lounge and as an escort, considering the hospital her home away from home.
Call for Nominations: 2021 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award
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Women In Trucking Association (WIT), Truckstop.com, and Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) are seeking nominations for the 2021 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award (DWLA). Each year we continue to be more impressed by the women nominated for the Distinguished Woman in Logistics award as the ranks of women increase in supply chain and the level of professionalism is elevated throughout the industry. PLOVER, Wis. (PRWEB) December 11, 2020 Women In Trucking Association (WIT), Truckstop.com, and Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) are seeking nominations for the 2021 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award (DWLA). The award started in 2015 as a way to recognize the achievements and leadership of outstanding individuals involved in logistics in North America.