Five Cents Friday, because it's more than just about my 2 cents…
Soooo it's been a whole week since the award winning movie,  Hidden Figures debuted. If you haven't seen it, I suggest you head over to your nearest Black owned movie theater and go watch now! If you don't have a Black owned movie theater near you, maybe you can be the person to open one in your community. We love our movies! Just saying… 😉
Ok Ok, back to Hidden Figures.
This movie is a great big screen adaptation of the book Hidden Figures by author Margot Lee Shetterly.
It is a fantastic movie with so many inspiring scenes and powerful messages of hope for the Black community and for women in general.
My FAVORITE scene in the movie is when Ms. Dorthy Vaughn decided that she was going to help all the ‘colored computers' she was ‘over' (although not officially…) move right up along with her! That mentality is what we need more of in our Black communities. Yes, you can clearly see that Mrs. Vaughn was a strong leader. Even though at one point she was not officially the supervisor… the women she was working with RECOGNIZED her leadership skills and FOLLOWED her leadership without trying to undermine her or usurp her leadership role at every turn. They worked TOGETHER all playing their own parts…and benefited TOGETHER! I ain't gonna lie..I cried. It was beautiful and inspired me even more to do what I can to get us back to this mindset. Everybody can't be the lead… head rower or HNIC… maybe you are, maybe you aren't…what I know for sure is EVERYBODY can benefit if we uplift and respect our REAL leaders and help one another…
What's your thoughts on the matter?
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