Montgomery turned 100 on Friday.
Birthday cards for her will be accepted from 1 to 3 p.m. in the parking lot at St. John s AME Church, 701 S.W. Topeka Blvd., Shepherd s Center Topeka said on its Facebook site. She has been a faithful participant in Shepherd s Center activities for many years, and her daughter, Cheryl (Brown Henderson), has invited us to be a part of her 100th birthday celebration, the Shepherd s Center Facebook site said. Leola s daughter asks those who drive by to bring cards that we will collect from car windows, that site added. They hope that Leola will receive 100 cards.
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PHOENIX, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Sandra Day O Connor Institute For American Democracy will present its next free, online
Constitution Series: Equality and Justice for All public forum on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. EDT. The complimentary webcast will feature Cheryl Brown Henderson, one of the three daughters of the late Reverend Oliver L. Brown, who in 1950, along with 12 other parents in Topeka, Kansas, and led by NAACP attorneys, filed suit on behalf of their children against the local Board of Education. Guest moderator for the forum will be Myles V. Lynk, District of Columbia Office of Disciplinary Counsel.