Making a Difference
Lecia Brooks,
Director of Outreach for the Southern
Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was the guest speaker for this evening’s
Fellowship Super at the First
Congregational Church of Christ. The SPLC is based in Montgomery, Alabama;
home to Rosa Parks and the incident that sparked the civil rights movement in
America. A movement, though not in its infancy, has a great deal more to
accomplish.
Ms. Brooks honored our veterans with shared history and insight
into Armistice Day , a
day to honor peace after the horrors of WWI. She then lead us down our own memory
lane of civil rights history correcting and enhancing many of our TV memory snippets
with vivid colorful images of real people. People caught in everyday moments
that, because of the choices they made, changed history. The true grit and courage of
those names we have heard before; Rosa
Parks, 
John Lewis
and Martin
Luther King. The strength of Lecia Brooks presence, her words melded with her sincerity and
dedication, congealed in her humility and humor to make her a most approachable
and inspirational speaker. Her topic, “The State of
Intolerence and Extremeism in the US” was delivered with such precision and
substance that everyone with a pulse let alone conscience could not escape the
reality that we, as a nation, as yet, have not overcome and to those of us who feel that
something should be done, her message was simple; you can and you should Speak Up.
John Lewis
and Martin
Luther King. The strength of Lecia Brooks presence, her words melded with her sincerity and
dedication, congealed in her humility and humor to make her a most approachable
and inspirational speaker. Her topic, “The State of
Intolerence and Extremeism in the US” was delivered with such precision and
substance that everyone with a pulse let alone conscience could not escape the
reality that we, as a nation, as yet, have not overcome and to those of us who feel that
something should be done, her message was simple; you can and you should Speak Up. 
The little pamphlet “I
will speak up against Bias” can be so powerful if put into action:
Like everything simple, it still, is not easy. But maybe,
just maybe, with practice, with repetition, maybe we… maybe I, can
make a difference. Lecia Brooks
certainly is.
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