1980: Dr. Selma Burke (Renowned Sculptor) & Ginise Clement (Mom-Educator)
MLK Jr.’s Statue in Charlotte, NC: Most of you know about MLK Jr’s Impact on Racial Justice and The Civil Rights Movement, but I want to share some history about the Sculptor of his statue (Dr. Selma Burke) in uptown Charlotte (Marshall Park) as well as my mom’s contribution to helping to honor Dr. Kings legacy in my city.
Dr. Selma Burke, Mom & MLK Jr Statue in Uptown Charlotte💐 👉🏾In 1980, my mother, Ginise J. Clement, who is pictured above standing beside THE Dr. Selma Burke, a renowned #NorthCarolina #Sculptor from #Mooresville, a central figure of the #HarlemRenaissance and the artist whose work influenced the design of the #US #Dime
👉🏾My mom served on a community committee that raised funds to install the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Uptown Charlotte (Marshall Park) as a lasting tribute to his legacy and unwavering commitment to Human Rights and Racial Justice
🎥 WBTV’s late and great Steve Crump interviews my mom on the statue’s legacy: https://lnkd.in/eCWcRxja
“Fighting for Family” Screening & Teach-In on Southeast Asian Deportations (2020): Panelist
I am excited to have been elected to the CMS Community Equity Committee (2020-2022)
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) Community Equity Committee Charge“The CMS Board will convene a Community Equity Committee as a partner in dialogue regarding equity. Members of the Community Equity Committee will review and discuss CMS data and programs in order to monitor progress toward equity. Equity Committee members will represent members of parent, student, educational, faith, and community groups with the expectation that they will become both thought partners in, and community advocates for equity. The diverse nature of the group will provide staff with a sounding board for future initiatives.”
Doctors Without Borders interactive exhibit “Forced From Home” (Fall 2018)
Encouraging & Taking College Students to Vote (November 2018
“Activism is my rent for living on the planet.”-Alice Walker
PRESS CONFERENCE: SUPREME COURT RULING OF ARIZONA’S SB1070 (JUNE 2012)
BECAUSE OF THEM WE CAN!
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: MY STUDENTS & I VOTE IN THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
I served as the NAACP Collegiate Faculty Advisor (2018-2019)
Students met the first African American woman Mayorof Charlotte, Vi Alexander Lyles
UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITIES: THE 21ST CENTURY CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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