tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post955176585058477775..comments2024-03-29T10:25:17.813-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Modern Day HeroesJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41209580359650918832017-01-16T19:05:18.986-05:002017-01-16T19:05:18.986-05:00Jane Goodall is another hero of mine. Thank you, ...Jane Goodall is another hero of mine. Thank you, Lucy/ Roberta and LibraryLady.<br /><br /><br />DianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43046720162865947352017-01-16T17:32:35.672-05:002017-01-16T17:32:35.672-05:00Here, here to Jane Goodall--there are heroes in al...Here, here to Jane Goodall--there are heroes in all fields. Hope we find our niches too...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12886571185035654702017-01-16T16:48:14.950-05:002017-01-16T16:48:14.950-05:00What an inspiring list to think of next Saturday d...What an inspiring list to think of next Saturday during the Washington Women's March--and the over 250 marches in other cities!<br /><br />I'd add Jane Goodall. I admire her so much!SEMSLibraryLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02772567745643308189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7646344641765456542017-01-16T15:57:54.515-05:002017-01-16T15:57:54.515-05:00Jim, yes, I've read about Pauli Murray. What a...Jim, yes, I've read about Pauli Murray. What a great example!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85913743264059626512017-01-16T15:07:23.487-05:002017-01-16T15:07:23.487-05:00Amen to the list so far. Another person I admire ...Amen to the list so far. Another person I admire quite a bit is Pauli Murray, whose childhood home here in Durham has just been designated as a National Historic Landmark. Pauli was the first female Episcopal priest, a tireless worker for civil rights and women's rights, a poet, and co-founder of NOW. NAACP Chief Counsel Thurgood Marshall called Murray's 1950 book <i>States' Laws on Race and Color</i> the "bible" of the civil rights movement. Her approach influenced the NAACP's arguments in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954). Her memoir <i>Proud Shoes</i> is both important and a good read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23591815503710282002017-01-16T14:43:51.826-05:002017-01-16T14:43:51.826-05:00I agree with everything said about Michelle Obama,...I agree with everything said about Michelle Obama, and admire all the others named as well. I would like to add Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakisatani woman shot in the head for daring to promote the right of females to read and be educated. Like Dr. King, she made her choice at a young age and as she went through intense adversity, only doubled down on her commitment. I saw an interview with her sometime in the last year or so and in addition to awe for all she has been through and all she stands for, I was amazed at her simple humanity. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80484835659113178912017-01-16T14:24:18.622-05:002017-01-16T14:24:18.622-05:00HIdden Figures! cannot wait...HIdden Figures! cannot wait...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31437864638722728482017-01-16T13:09:25.247-05:002017-01-16T13:09:25.247-05:00In addition to the famous people mentioned, I also...In addition to the famous people mentioned, I also see nurses, aides, doctors as every day heroes, whether they work in hospitals or nursing homes. We had personal experience of this in November when our youngest sister, who had a progressive form of MS, succumbed to a combination of infections. The ICU nurses and doctors (and later on, the staff on the medical unit she was transferred to)treated her as they would a family member. One of the younger doctors was almost distraught that not much could be done for her. This was not just a job to him or to anyone else there. She transitioned to Hospice care, and again, we met more heroes in the Hospice staff. I remember one burly male hospice nurse treating her as gently as you would a newborn. <br /><br />She received the same quality of compassionate care at the nursing home where she lived in recent years.The staff go home to their families and go back to work again the next day, and quietly go about their jobs of making life or death more peaceful for the people entrusted to their care.<br /><br />Deb Romano Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80232785897683026392017-01-16T12:33:04.410-05:002017-01-16T12:33:04.410-05:00Lovely essay in the Dallas Morning News this morni...Lovely essay in the Dallas Morning News this morning by Veronica Chambers, the editor of THE MEANING OF MICHELLE, which was released last week. http://www.popsugar.com/news/Author-Veronica-Chambers-Essay-Michelle-Obama-42993328<br /><br />Another nice note for MLK Day: Texas has elected it's first black female sheriff, Zena Stephens, in Johnson County. (That's southeast Texas.)<br /><br />And speaking of our usually unsung heroes, who's planning to see HIDDEN FIGURES? Or has already seen it, as topped the box office this weekend!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42410142940774593112017-01-16T12:18:28.305-05:002017-01-16T12:18:28.305-05:00Third on nurses - we've got a dear friend back...Third on nurses - we've got a dear friend back in hospital again - he's had multiple problems - and the human, humane, face-to-face care he gets from his nurses makes all the difference in the world.<br /><br />And teachers! A few years ago, Ross and I were at a funeral - sadly, for a high school boy from his school district. In the parking lot, a dad walked over to Ross, shook his hand, and said, "I want you to know my son's a success in high school today, and I know part of the reason is the terrific work you did with him." (For those who don't know, my husband gave up a career as a lawyer to become an elementary-level special ed teacher.) That made Ross's year.<br /><br />Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11296091856618802432017-01-16T10:35:44.511-05:002017-01-16T10:35:44.511-05:00Agreed on Hillary. I'm also a big fan of Cory...Agreed on Hillary. I'm also a big fan of Cory Booker. Just this week he took an unpopular, unprecedented stand because he thought it was the right thing to do. His twitter responses to trolls are filled with love, and he gives an epic bear hug!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12980472829685470102017-01-16T10:13:49.228-05:002017-01-16T10:13:49.228-05:00Ann - I agree about Hillary. I really believed she...Ann - I agree about Hillary. I really believed she would shatter that glass ceiling and all that she endured just to rap her knuckles on it, to crack it for the next woman who fights her way to the top, yes, I am forever in awe of her. It is my hope that history more accurately depicts her magnificence. Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10688732999801249392017-01-16T10:13:48.351-05:002017-01-16T10:13:48.351-05:00Another fan of Michelle Robinson Obama here.
Dian...Another fan of Michelle Robinson Obama here.<br /><br />DianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84213837297981890472017-01-16T09:50:39.064-05:002017-01-16T09:50:39.064-05:00Michele Obama, Jimmy Carter--to me people like the...Michele Obama, Jimmy Carter--to me people like them are admirable--but not necessarily heroic--they have powerful resources behind them to accomplish the things they succeed at--money, time, influence.<br /><br />The teacher who goes back into the classroom day after day knowing s/he is facing the same stupid political agenda in terms of what can be taught, parents who will create holy terror if their child is exposed to any idea the parents consider dangerous, children who have never been taught manners.... The firefighters and EMT techs, the law officers who ran into burning towers and never came out.... My sister and all those like her, who made her elderly patients--the sickest--laugh, then came home to cry when they died.... The person who gets up every day and goes to work on time and actually works while on the job--even though that job is menial and minimum wage and won't pay all the bills or even keep the mortgage lender from foreclosing.... These are my heroes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33783495492733601742017-01-16T09:39:36.724-05:002017-01-16T09:39:36.724-05:00Ann, thank you for adding Hillary Clinton to the l...Ann, thank you for adding Hillary Clinton to the list. She has held up despite incredibly vigorous attempts at character assassination, and still continues to do actual good around the world with her efforts to support education of women and public health. Just her composure during the eleven-hour grilling by a grandstanding Congress shows her grace and intelligence.<br /><br />Cecile Richards, who continues to champion women's health and our rights to quality care, no matter our economic status, every single day in her role as head of Planned Parenthood. And who takes unbelievable abuse without losing her cool.<br /><br />So many of the public figures named, but I also admire some of my own, quietly heroic family members. My mother, who found herself with an alcoholic husband, and who worked in the sexist 50's and 60's as an underpaid clerk to support him, herself, and four children. My father--in-law, who helped start the Cincinnati Nature Center, without whose connections to the various parties would not exist. My oldest daughter, who has singlehandedly held together and managed the diabetes management education center at her hospital in Detroit. She saves lives, including those of unborn babies, ever single day. <br /><br />I could go on. Lots of everyday heroes, almost all with human flaws, but heroes still.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66056031799680229212017-01-16T09:39:25.958-05:002017-01-16T09:39:25.958-05:00I can only say "me too" since you've...I can only say "me too" since you've already said most of it. Like Rhys, I don't see a lot of "ask not what your country can do for you" politicians. I was watching the Steelers/Kansas City game last night and the NFL has an award for humanitarian work. Some of those guys are doing great things. Wish you heard as much about that as you did wife-beating and drug use.<br /><br />I always like it when you see stories of the actors who dress up like their superhero roles to visit children in hospitals - or like Robert Downey, Jr. visiting the kid who needed a prosthetic hand as Tony Stark. Again, so much better than seeing the stories of arrests or whatever. <br /><br />And yes, heroes are everywhere, even if they don't get press.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81603807156748130702017-01-16T08:59:57.846-05:002017-01-16T08:59:57.846-05:00With so many friends going through health care cri...With so many friends going through health care crises, I second nurses ... physically exhausting work with people who are enduring their worst moments, a calm caring nurse can make all the difference whether the outcome is good or bad.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20457057445419796632017-01-16T08:13:10.409-05:002017-01-16T08:13:10.409-05:00Add to the list Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama...Add to the list Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother. Mrs. Robinson gave up her residence in Chicago to live with the Obama family in the White House. She's always there for her grand daughters and for both Michele and the President. She brought stability to her grand daughters as they moved into the White House. Mrs. Robinson remains a constant loving presence in Obama family. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61916241878063095532017-01-16T08:11:00.054-05:002017-01-16T08:11:00.054-05:00Jenn, I love your DC/Marvel rule! What would Cap (...Jenn, I love your DC/Marvel rule! What would Cap (Captain America) do? :)Cathy Akers-Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614155858703731761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14144510153794960212017-01-16T08:01:41.445-05:002017-01-16T08:01:41.445-05:00You guys are the best! Hank, dying to hear more ab...You guys are the best! Hank, dying to hear more about what Jonathan remembers...Edith, we don't hear too much about conscious-raising, but I bet we will. I guess we though the job had been done back in the 60s and 70s...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8706505367402502762017-01-16T07:33:33.341-05:002017-01-16T07:33:33.341-05:00We did not get a lot of coverage about Michelle Ob...We did not get a lot of coverage about Michelle Obama's good works here in Canada. It is only as her term as FLOTUS is ending that I am seeing an 8-year retrospective. Very impressive, indeed.<br /><br />Instead of listing any celebrities, I would also like to echo the comments above by saluting the hard work of teachers, parents, and first responders who guide, help, nuture loved ones and strangers in their communities every day.<br /><br /><br /><br />Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84132983915042111602017-01-16T07:21:20.986-05:002017-01-16T07:21:20.986-05:00Jonathan was at the I have a dream speech… I'l...Jonathan was at the I have a dream speech… I'll ask him to tell us what he remembers…!<br />Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76460888710761509512017-01-16T07:21:10.762-05:002017-01-16T07:21:10.762-05:00My list includes Nelson Mandela, a hero for all hu...My list includes Nelson Mandela, a hero for all humankind. <br /><br />Pope Francis is another hero, a Pope who acts like Jesus instead of thinking he is God.<br /><br />I admire Michelle Obama unconditionally also. I hope we see lots more of her and that she runs for the Senate at least.<br /><br />But my hero of the century is Hillary Clinton. She underwent the hell of running for office in a male world , was criticized for being an educated powerful woman, feared for her strength and resolve, a real ball breaker, and kept her composure, pants suits and all. And she won the popular vote. Nothing can take that away from her although our dictator-elect will try.<br /><br />I must add my daughter, Melinda Allaun. She is working tirelessly to combat the coming administration, and her resolve is rock-hard. I am so proud of her, another nasty woman.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ann in Rochester, another nasty womannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29103368682856007942017-01-16T06:45:15.891-05:002017-01-16T06:45:15.891-05:00I will miss Michele Obama who exemplifies the word...I will miss Michele Obama who exemplifies the word "hero" and I can't wait to see what she does as a private citizen. A hero in my mind is someone who cares, gives and is a positive role model, no matter what stage they are in life. Druhttps://drusbookmusing.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54747863686505987532017-01-16T06:35:17.019-05:002017-01-16T06:35:17.019-05:00Wow. All of the above. I've been a Michelle fa...Wow. All of the above. I've been a Michelle fan from the very first (and a true Obama famly groupie). Thank you for your words about parents, Hank. I think that is so true.<br /><br />On a more local front I'll add my dearest friend, Jennifer Yanco. She started the White People Challenging Racism course at Cambridge Adult Ed in the nineties and it's still going strong. Her important book, Misremembering Dr. King, came out two years ago and is still much in demand (everyone should read it). On Friday night I watched her lead a group of two hundred young people and adults in exercises and old-fashioned conscious-raising about King's values, about his challenge to us not to be silent. Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.com