national civil rights museum Archives - Summer Owens S.O. What! https://summerowens.com/tag/national-civil-rights-museum/ S.O. What! Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:01:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://i0.wp.com/summerowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-Summer-Owens-S.O.-What.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 national civil rights museum Archives - Summer Owens S.O. What! https://summerowens.com/tag/national-civil-rights-museum/ 32 32 152051023 Empowering Women’s History Month: Honoring Legacies and Creating Your Own https://summerowens.com/empowering-womens-history-month-speaker-summer-owens-legacies/ https://summerowens.com/empowering-womens-history-month-speaker-summer-owens-legacies/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:30:25 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=23668 As we step into Women’s History Month, I can’t help but reflect on the incredible women who have shaped history and left an indelible mark. In this photo, I’m surrounded by two of my friends and mentors, Beverly Robertson and Rose Flenorl, both history-makers in their own right. Honoring History-Makers and Mentors Beverly, the long-time […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/empowering-womens-history-month-speaker-summer-owens-legacies/feed/ 0 23668 Proud to Be a Memphian #MLK50 https://summerowens.com/proud-to-be-a-memphian-mlk50/ https://summerowens.com/proud-to-be-a-memphian-mlk50/#respond Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:46:34 +0000 https://summerowens.wordpress.com/?p=4787 Today is a huge day for the city of Memphis. I am with my 96-year-old grandmother in Jackson, but she was living in Memphis on this day 50 years ago. She recalls being at the laundromat the moment Dr. King was shot and killed. She talks about the progress we’ve made, and how things have […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/proud-to-be-a-memphian-mlk50/feed/ 0 4787 Day 1 of 6 Days and 6 Awesome Events. The National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Awards. https://summerowens.com/day-1-of-6-days-and-6-awesome-events-the-national-civil-rights-museum-freedom-awards/ https://summerowens.com/day-1-of-6-days-and-6-awesome-events-the-national-civil-rights-museum-freedom-awards/#respond Sat, 31 Oct 2015 19:37:53 +0000 https://summerowens.wordpress.com/?p=781 As I sit here typing like I’ve been doing since I got up at about 8am I reflect on the amazing past few days I’ve had. It has been a bit of a beautiful whirlwind, and I’m resting (by working in my bed) and looking forward to going to the US Olympic women’s boxing finals […]

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