<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> DENICE BROWN <dbrown8827@aol.com><br><b>Date:</b> May 16, 2026 at 5:04:40\u202fPM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Candicerarmstrong27@gmail.com, rashetabunting@gmail.com, lakisha.holmes@ttuhsc.edu, Phippslatonya@gmail.com, desrosesl@gmail.com, joannmallard@gmail.com, nakiafaulkner72@gmail.com, shemah26@gmail.com, janiceforbes2012@gmail.com, Cinncityangel@hotmail.com, telfaki04@gmail.com, lydiagrier@comcast.net, wendypgrandison@gmail.com, nwatkins@nfbga.org, Regina.mason216@gmail.com, tam.lundy74@gmail.com, sol.sky.luna@gmail.com, brigittdozier55@gmail.com, jinnerfer.s@gmail.com, florencemyersmcswine@gmail.com, ccallaghan59@samobile.net, choc1015@yahoo.com, navoj818@gmail.com, Tiffany.agard1@gmail.com, dgriffin@nfbga.org, mdiggs2@peoplepc.com, vandelonholland@hotmail.com, veronicalalston@gmail.com, knitangelpm@yahoo.com, marcialharton2013@gmail.com, nosmoke0302@gmail.com, emeraldpink15@gmail.com, vmeadows@nfbga.org, joann369@bellsouth.net, cmkries@comcast.net, leelibra342@gmail.com, grayskyy52@gmail.com, dbrown8827@aol.com, consultruff@gmail.com, hopeful.pd16@gmail.com, barbshadow@icloud.com, valerietwilliams@gmail.com, fashandrah@gmail.com, misslzw1986@gmail.com, Ms.jlbright@gmail.com, jlwsamuel@gmail.com, ms.h.davis16@gmail.com, singstephanie@yahoo.com, aisha1pett@yahoo.com, akferguson86@gmail.com, bobbipompey@gmail.com, msnefertitimatos@gmail.com, gedeon.nancy85@gmail.com, ketta29@bellsouth.net, keltre99@gmail.com, e.geddis@queenscorner.org, lelinda@roadrunner.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Presentation by the elected leaders group of the national organization of blind Black leaders, Wednesday, May 20 at 8 PM Eastern</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">SUBJECT: Join NOBBL\u2019s Elected Leaders Group Conversation for May</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s1"></span><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">Dear NOBBL Family and Federation Friends,</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s1"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">Mother\u2019s Day may have passed, but this month still gives many of us a chance to reflect on the people who helped shape us into who we are.</font></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">Mothers often pass down way more than traditions or family stories. They pass down so much that can influence generations to come.</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">Recently, while reading an article in the May 2026 edition of the The Braille Monitor, we were moved by a phrase used by our featured guest for the month of May, Latonya Phipps Cross:</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s2">\u2728</span><span class="s1"> \u201cGenerational Federationism\u201d </span><span class="s2">\u2728</span></font></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s1"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">As Ms. Phipps Cross reflected on motherhood, blindness, advocacy, and Federation philosophy, she described how positive blindness values and expectations can be intentionally passed from one generation to the next.</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">That phrase inspired this month\u2019s NOBBL Elected Leaders Group conversation:</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">\u201cGenerational Federationism: Building Legacy Beyond Limitations\u201d</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s1"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">Join us for an uplifting and engaging discussion on motherhood, mentorship, leadership, independence, advocacy, and the lasting impact of Federation philosophy across generations.</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s2">\U0001f4c5</span><span class="s1"> <span dir="ltr">Wed., May 20, 2026</span><br></span><span class="s2">\U0001f557</span><span class="s1"> <span dir="ltr">8:00pm ET</span></span></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s2">\U0001f4cd</span><span class="s1"> Via Zoom - click </span><span class="s2">\U0001f449\U0001f3fd</span><span class="s1"> <a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/8204086286?omn=94263084811"><span class="s4">here</span></a> to join</span></font></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s1"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">We hope you will join us for this meaningful conversation and we invite you to bring a friend or someone you know can benefit from this discussion.</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s1"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">In Federation spirit,</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 40px;"><font face="Arial Hebrew"><span class="s1"></span><br></font></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><span class="s1"><font face="Arial Hebrew">Janice Bright, MA OL<br>Elected Leaders Group Co-Chair | National Organization of Blind Black Leaders</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; 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