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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>February 22, 2021<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Memo To: Executive Officers, Board Members, Chapter & Division Presidents & Others<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>From: Jennifer Bazer, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Positive Note 1802<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>803-960-9977 <a href="mailto:Jhipp25@sc.rr.com">Jhipp25@sc.rr.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1'><a href="mailto:Jhipp25@sc.rr.com">Jhipp25@sc.rr.com</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Greetings Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>On Thursday, February 18, we celebrated black history month with a tribute hosted by our diversity and inclusion committee. We heard about famous black inventors, musicians, writers, sports players and so many more black individuals who made history in the Palmetto State. Seventy individuals from various affiliates attended the zoom event. We appreciate the support of our Federation family during our NFB of SC events.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Below, you will find history about famous black individuals who were born in South Carolina. If you missed our tribute to black history month, some of the individuals we featured are mentioned below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.biography.com/people/robert-smalls-9486288" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Robert Smalls</span></b></a> | Beaufort | Born 1839, died 1915 | <i>As a slave, he <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>hijacked</span></a> a Confederate steamship, disguised himself as a white captain, and <b>sailed to Union safety</b>. He went on to become a c<b>aptain in US Navy</b> and a <b>representative in the US Congress.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/anna-decosta-banks-rn/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Anna DeCosta Banks</span></b></a> | Charleston | Born 1869, died 1930 | <i>She was a <b>private nurse with the </b></i><a href="http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6b62bq9" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Ladies’ Benevolent Society in Charleston</span></i></b></a><i> and a pioneer for students during her long career at the Hospital and Training School for Nurses in </i><a href="https://www.sciway.net/city/charleston.html" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Charleston</span></i></a><i>. <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Today</span></a>, <b>a wing of MUSC Health is named after her.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_107.html" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Dr. Matilda Arabelle Evans</span></b></a> | Aiken | Born 1872, died 1935 | <i>In 1897, she became the <b>first African American woman <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>licensed as a physician</span></a> in South Carolina.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/news_bios/bass.html" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Charlotta Spears Bass</span></b></a> | Sumter | Born 1874, died 1969 | <i>A newspaper publisher and Civil Rights leader who became the <b><a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>first</span></a> African American woman to run for national office as Vice President of the United States in <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>1952</span></a>.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mcleod-bethune" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Mary McLeod Bethune</span></b></a> | Mayesville | Born 1875, died 1955 | <b><i>She founded </i></b><a href="https://www.cookman.edu/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Bethune-Cookman University</span></i></b></a><i> and under Franklin Roosevelt, she served as <b>Special Advisor on Minority Affairs.</b> In <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>1935</span></a>, she <b>founded the National Council for Negro Women</b> to “represent the national and international concerns of Black women.” Today, her <b>portrait hangs in South Carolina’s State House and there is a statue erected to her in Washington, DC..</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://polisci.usca.edu/aasc/clark.htm" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Septima Poinsette Clark</span></b></a> | Charleston | Born 1898, died 1987 <b>| </b><i>Known as the <b>“<a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Queen Mother of the Civil Rights Movement</span></a>,”</b> she helped establish citizenship schools across the South so blacks could learn to read and vote. When Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, he asked Clark to go with him to Norway, because she deserved the award as much as he did. Read more about <b>Septima Poinsette Clark and why the Crosstown is named after her </b></i><a href="https://chstoday.6amcity.com/septima-p-clark-crosstown/?omhide=true"><b><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>here</span></i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://www.atdf.org/awards/pegleg.html" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates</span></b><span style='color:#80CFD5'> </span></a>| Fountain Inn | Born 1907, died 1998 | <i>He worked as a child laborer in a cotton mill, where he <b>lost his leg</b>– yet he went on to established a <b><a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>successful career</span></a> as a tap dancer.</b> In the 1930s, he became a <b>Broadway star</b> and made <b>over 20 appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show during the 1950s and 1960s</b>. A bronze statue of him stands in his hometown of Fountain Inn.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dizzy-Gillespie" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Dizzy Gillespie</span></b></a> | Cheraw | Born 1917, died 1993 | <i>John Birks, a.k.a “Dizzy,” taught himself to <b><a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>play trumpet at age 12</span></a> and began recording at the age of 20</b>. His unique style played a major role in the r<b>ise of bebop and modern jazz. </b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.knowitall.org/video/judge-matthew-perry-jr-road-trip" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Judge Matthew Perry, Jr.</span></b><span style='color:#80CFD5'> </span></a>| Columbia | Born 1921, died 2011 | <i>Became the<b> first African American federal judge in South Carolina.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/marjorie-amos-frazier/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Marjorie Amos-Frazier</span></b></a> | Manning | Born 1926, died <a href="http://www.live5news.com/story/12695178/charleston-loses-trailblazer-with-death-of-marjorie-amos-frazier/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>2010</span></a> | <i>A public servant and Civil Rights leaders who was <b>honored in <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>1993</span></a> when a portion of I-26 was named for her.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://polisci.usca.edu/aasc/kitt.htm" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Eartha Kitt</span></b></a> | Orangeburg | Born 1927, died 2008 | <i><a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>A world-famous entertainer</span></a> with a <b>star on Hollywood Boulevard</b>. Although she had a hard time landing jobs due to her refusal to perform for segregated audiences, she went on to become <b>well known for her 1953 recording of Santa Baby and her role as Catwoman on TV’s Batman.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://www.biography.com/people/althea-gibson-9310580" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Althea Gibson</span></b></a> | Sumter | Born 1927, died 2003 | <i>In the 1950s, <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>she shattered racial barriers</span></a> to become the <b>first African American to win world-championship tennis tournaments such as Wimbledon, the French Open, the Australian Championship, and the US National Championship (now the US Open).</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/sc-rep-lucille-simmons-whipper/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Lucille Simmons Whipper</span></b></a> | Charleston | Born 1928 | <i>A Civil Rights pioneer who was elected to various state and local offices– including the State House of Representatives– where she was the <b>first black woman ever elected from the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester area</b>. </i><b> <i>A <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>stretch of US-17</span></a> is named in her honor.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/dr-james-a-blake-sr/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>James A. Blake, Sr.</span></b></a> | Marion | Born 1930, died 2006 | <i>He was the <b><a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>first African American member</span></a> of the South Carolina State Board of Education and its first African American chair.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.biography.com/people/james-brown-9228350" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>James Brown</span></b><span style='color:#80CFD5'> </span></a>| Barnwell | Born 1933, died 2006 | <i>He became known as the <b>“Godfather of Soul”</b> and was called “<b>The Hardest Working Man in Show Business.”</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124692951" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Juanita Willmon-Goggins</span></b></a> | Pendleton | Born 1934, died 2010<i> | Became the <b><a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>first African American woman</span></a> elected to the SC House of Representatives.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.knowitall.org/content/cecil-williams-civil-rights-sc" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Cecil J. Williams</span></b></a> | Orangeburg | Born 1937 |<i> At 14-years old, Williams was hired by </i><a href="https://www.knowitall.org/photo/cecil-j-williams-road-trip" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>JET Magazine</span></i></a><i> to <b>record the images of the Civil Rights movement</b> in South Carolina. He went on to write </i><a href="http://www.cecilwilliams.com/books/freedom-justice1" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Freedom & Justice</span></i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://clyburn.house.gov/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>James E. Clyburn</span></b></a> | Columbia | Born 1940 | <i>A democratic politician who <b>represented the 6th district </b>of South Carolina in the United States Congress. He has<b> served in the House of Representatives since 1993.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.biography.com/people/chubby-checker-9542332" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Chubby Checker</span></b></a> | Spring Gulley | Born 1941 | <i>Ernest Evans, a.k.a. <b>Chubby Checker</b>, is best known for his <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>1960 summer hit</span></a>– </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHGXwQeUk7M" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>The Twist</span></i></b></a><i>.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/jesse-jackson" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Jesse Jackson</span></b></a><b> | </b>Greenville | Born 1941 | <i>One of the nation’s most prominent Civil Rights leaders and<b> two-time Democratic presidential candidate.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/harvey-b-gantt/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Harvey B. Gantt</span></b></a> | Charleston | Born 1943 | He was the <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>first student to desegregate a South Carolina college</span></a>– Clemson University. He graduated with honors and later received a Master’s Degree in architecture from MIT. The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture in Charlotte is named in his honor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><b><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>student to desegregate a South Carolina college</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>– Clemson University. He graduated with honors and later received a Master’s Degree in architecture from MIT. <b>The </b></span></i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwjJnJ7i4ZPgAhVRtsAKHWzXDD0YABAAGgJpbQ&sig=AOD64_1B_LbHp6gHhqnCU7jmQkUHrnZoqQ&q=&ved=2ahUKEwiy_5Hi4ZPgAhVPY6wKHcRSBM4Q0Qx6BAgcEAE&adurl=" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture</span></i></b></a><b><i> in Charlotte is named in his honor.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://gardenandgun.com/feature/a-lowcountry-legend-mary-jackson/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Mary Jackson</span></b></a> | Mount Pleasant | Born 1945 | <i>She p<b>erfected the art of </b></i><a href="https://www.sciway.net/facts/sweetgrass-baskets.html" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>sweetgrass baskets</span></i></b></a><i> and her work has been exhibited in major museums throughout the country– including the Smithsonian. <b>In <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>2008</span></a>, she was honored with the MacArthur “Genius Grant.”</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2018/05/nasa_astronaut_charles_bolden_gives_collection.php#.XFDHvs9KhTZ" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Charles Bolden, Jr.</span></b></a> | Columbia | Born 1946 | <i>He graduated from the Naval Academy, joined the US Marines, and rose to the rank of Major General. <b>He later became an astronaut, was the first black administrator of NASA and flew <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>four missions in space</span></a>.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.scprt.com/about/facts-and-faqs/famous-south-carolinians" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Dr. Ronald McNair</span></b></a> | Lake City | Born 1950, died 1986<i> |<b> He became the second African American to fly in space and was one of the seven astronauts who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy in 1986.</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/bennie-lee-cunningham-jr/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Bennie Lee Cunningham, Jr.</span></b></a> | Laurens | Born 1954, died 2018 | <i>He was the <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#80CFD5;text-decoration:none'>f</span></strong></a><b><a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>irst black athlete</span></a> to receive Clemson University’s “Frank Howard Award.” </b>He was chosen in the first round of the NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played in two Super Bowls. He eventually returned to Clemson to earn his Master’s Degree.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.biography.com/people/viola-davis-20724203" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Viola Davis</span></b></a> | St. Matthews | Born 1965 | <i>She is the <b>only black woman to be nominated three times for an Academy Award</b>; the <b>only African American to win the “<a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Triple Crown of Acting</span></a>,” by earning two Tonys for King Hedley II and Fences</b>; she won an Emmy for How To Get Away With Murder and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the screen version of Fences in 2017.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.scott.senate.gov/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Tim Scott </span></b></a><b>|</b> North Charleston | Born 1965 | <i>From growing up in a low-income, single-parent household, Scott was eventually elected to the <b>Charleston County Council</b>, to the <b>South Carolina State House</b>, and the U.S. <b>House of Representatives</b>. In January <b>2013</b>, Tim was sworn in as a <b>United States Senator</b> from South Carolina and was re-elected in January 2017. He is an <b>advocate for low-income families</b> and works to ensure <b>children have access to quality education</b>.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.dariusrucker.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Darius Rucker</span></b></a> | Charleston | Born 1966 | <i>Darius became famous as the<b> lead singer for </b></i><a href="https://www.hootie.com/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Hootie & the Blowfish</span></i></b></a><i>, before creating a<b> solo career in country music</b>. He is well-known in the Charleston community for his community services efforts.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="http://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/kimberly-clarice-aiken/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Kimberly Clarice Aiken</span></b></a> | Columbia | Born 1975 | <i>After being <b>crowned <a href="https://www.sciway.net/afam/byname.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Miss America in 1994</span></a></b>, she used her fame to found </i><a href="http://hero-usa.org/programs/index.html" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='color:#80CFD5'>HERO</span></i></b></a><b><i>– the Homeless Education and Resource Organization.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6;box-sizing: inherit;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://www.biography.com/people/chadwick-boseman-21062761" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#80CFD5'>Chadwick Boseman</span></b></a> | Anderson | Born 1977 | <i>American actor known for his portrayals of Jackie Robinson and James Brown. He also <b>plays the superhero, Black Panther.</b></i></span><b><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>”</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#F6F6F6'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> The following meetings are scheduled on the Zoom platform this month. You are welcome to attend any of these meetings, even if you are not a member of the chapter or committee. All Committee meetings are open to the public for listening. Contact President Bazer if you would like to be added to any NFB of SC committee so that information stays current on our website and membership list. Here is what is coming up on Zoom for the month. All meetings are on the main Federation ID of 803-254-3777, unless noted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Dates & Times of meetings are subject to change.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> Monday, February 22, 2021 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Anderson Chapter Meeting 6:00 PM Rocky Bottom <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Doing Our Fair Share Committee Meeting 7:00 PM <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> Tuesday, February 23, 2021 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Get Fit with Sports and Rec, 5:30 pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Diversity & Inclusion Committee Meeting 8:00 PM <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> Thursday, February 25, 2021 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Social Media Committee Meeting 7:30 PM <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> Saturday, February 27, 2021<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Get Fit with the Sports & Rec Division 8:00 AM <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Charleston Chapter Meeting, 1:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> NFB of SC Federation Center is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Topic: NFB of SC Chapter and Committee meetings<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Times are in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Meeting ID: 803 254 3777<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Passcode: 124578<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>+19292056099,,8032543777# US (New York)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Palmetto Connects<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3'> We will have our next palmetto connects meeting on Thursday, March 4 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please encourage your chapters, divisions, committees to attend to learn about the latest happenings in the NFB of SC! All are welcome from everywhere!<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> PAC Plan Challenge:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> We will be running a contest from December 5, 2020 through May 31, 2021 for our NFB of SC affiliate. We are currently 13 and would like to be in the top 10 or higher. One of our members would like to see us as an affiliate contribute $1,500 to PAC each month between chapters, divisions, individuals and our NFB of SC affiliate. If you join PAC, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $100 visa gift card. If you increase your PAC donation, your name will be entered into a different $100 visa gift card drawing. I have a list of chapters, divisions, and individuals who are on PAC at this time. On June 1, I will ask the national office for another list which I will use to have the two drawings on June 1. There are many ways to give. Below, is a little about PAC.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> Thank you for your interest in the National Federation of the Blind's Pre-Authorized Contribution (PAC) program. This program allows you to contribute to the NFB through recurring monthly donations. These can be direct withdrawals from a checking account or charges to a credit card. Please contact <a href="mailto:pac@nfb.org">pac@nfb.org</a> with any questions. Thank you for your generosity.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> You can go to <a href="https://www.nfb.org/pac">https://www.nfb.org/pac</a> to complete the online form.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> You may also call the national office at 410-659-9314 extension 2622 or email <a href="mailto:PAC@nfb.org">PAC@nfb.org</a> with questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> There are several chapters and divisions within our state who are on PAC and we are grateful for those contributions. There are individuals who are on PAC and we are appreciative of those members who give each month. As an affiliate, we are averaging $17.41 per person and less than 10% of our members are on PAC. Let’s see if we can increase those percentages to over $20 per month and have at least 20% of our members on PAC. I appreciate you considering to get on the PAC plan or increasing your donation each month!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Movie Night, Friday, March 5 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of SC will hold a movie night on Friday, March 5, 2021 at 8:00 PM Eastern. Please gather your favorite candy and popcorn and choice of beverage and join the Palmetto affiliate for an audio described movie night!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFB of SC Talent Show, March 20, Deadline for Entries, March 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of SC (NFB of SC) Would like to invite you to the 1<sup>st</sup> ever virtual talent show fundraiser benefitting the NFB of SC! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Everyone has a talent. What is Yours? <o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Singing<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Comedy<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Dancing<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Reading poetry<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'>Playing an instrument<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>The NFB of SC has an opportunity for you to show off your talent through our 2021 Virtual Talent Show!!! You will also be eligible for prizes if you place 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup> or 3<sup>rd</sup> in the voting! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Prizes awarded<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> place: 10% of the total proceeds, and a plaque donated by Linda Dizzley, President of the Lee County Chapter. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2<sup>nd</sup> place: 5% of the total proceeds, and a plaque donated by Linda Dizzley, President of the Lee County Chapter. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3<sup>rd</sup> place: 3% of the total proceeds, and a plaque donated by Linda Dizzley, President of the Lee County Chapter. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is how our talent show will work. <o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'>Pay $15 to register to enter your talent via Pay Pal or other approved method.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'>Submit a 90 second video to Steve Cook at <a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a> <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'>Once your video has been approved it will be posted on the website <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'>Next, invite all of your family, friends, coworkers, former teachers, fellow church members, doctors, mail carriers, etcetera, to watch your video and vote for you. A $1 donation is one vote. For example, if a person donated $25 for you, then you would receive 25 individual votes. A person can vote for you as many times as they choose. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'>When creating your video, please be sure to narrate any movement or action, so that the blind voters will know what you are doing, especially if it is a visual talent, such as dancing. . <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'>All videos and registration fees must be submitted by March 1, 2021 at 11:59 PM eastern to be considered for the contest. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'>Votes will be accepted until Saturday, March 20 2021, at 2:00 PM eastern. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'>We will announce the winners on Saturday, March 20 2021 at 4:00PM eastern. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'>Each participant will be assigned a contestant number for voting purposes. When a person makes their vote, they will have to include the contestants number in order for the vote to count for them. <o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>Voting and Registration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To Vote Electronically:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To pay your $15 registration fee, go to <a href="http://www.nfbofsc.org">www.nfbofsc.org</a> and click on the Donations link. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Votes can be cast on the same site by clicking on the donation link. $1 per vote. There is no limit to the number of times a voter can vote. Please remember that a vote will not go to the contestant unless their contestant number is included in the “for” line of the payment. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To Vote by Mail<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you would like to vote for a contestant, but are unable to access the above electronic payment method. You can send a check or money order to the address below. On the memo line, be sure to put “talent show contestant number.” If the contestant number is not on this line, your vote will not count, and your donation will be greatly appreciated! Please have all payments mailed no later than March 15<sup>th</sup> to allow for them to be received and recorded.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Federation Center of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>119 S Kilbourne Road<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Columbia, SC 29205. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To register, please include the following information.<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'>Name<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'>Address <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'>City, State and ZIP<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'>Home Phone <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'>Cell Phone <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'>Work Phone <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'>Email Address<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'>NFB member? Yes or No. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'>If yes, which chapter?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'>If no, do we have your permission to contact you about getting involved? Yes or No.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A Message From Ruth Sager, President of the NFB Seniors division<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(<a href="mailto:Rsager78@gmail.com">Rsager78@gmail.com</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Seniors Division of the NFB will once again offer learning opportunities this Spring. We will be switching to the Zoom platform. This will enable people who would like to use the "Closed Caption" feature to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Date: WEDNESDAY, February 24<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Time: 4:00 PM Eastern<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Topic: Shelley Coppel will present Techniques for Organizing your Kitchen and demonstrate some cooking techniques. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join Zoom Meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/92237336839?pwd=Mm9yTmZDRmxWaGgzZ1cyVjdwcVpPUT09">https://zoom.us/j/92237336839?pwd=Mm9yTmZDRmxWaGgzZ1cyVjdwcVpPUT09</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>One tap mobile:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>+13017158592,,92237336839#,,,,*345# US (Washington DC) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>+16468769923,,92237336839#,,,,*345# US (New York) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dial by your location:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>+1 646 876 9923 US (New York) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meeting ID: 922 3733 6839 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> Leadership Seminar:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> Our next leadership seminar will be April 10, 2021 at the Federation Center. All presidents of divisions and chapters along with Federation Center board members, Rocky Bottom board members and NFB of SC board members are encouraged to attend in-person or through zoom. Others who are interested are welcome to attend via zoom or in-person as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> If you notify David Houck by April 5, 2021 whether you plan to attend on zoom or in-person, your name will be entered into a $50 gift card drawing. You must be present to win. There will be additional door prizes throughout the seminar; only individuals who notify David by calling 803-254-3777 or emailing <a href="mailto:nfbsc@sc.rr.com">nfbsc@sc.rr.com</a> about your zoom or in-person attendance will be entered into the $50 gift card drawing. All are welcome from everywhere!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'> Nationally:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Convention—2021 Update and 2022 Announcement: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Announced during the </span><a href="https://youtu.be/fTFJ2fRD2gw?t=1866"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>2021 Great Gathering-In</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>, this year’s national convention will be held virtually from July 6 through July 10, 2021, with the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland as our host affiliate. Stay tuned for more details, which will be posted at </span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>nfb.org/convention</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>. Registration for the 2021 NFB National Convention will be coming soon. Also announced, the 2022 NFB National Convention will be held from July 5-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Latest Podcast: Meet Blindness Tech Pioneer Dean Blazie:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The <i>Nation's Blind Podcast</i> highlights different themes related to blindness, independent living, and news from the National Federation of the Blind. On this episode, Anil and Chris talk with Dean Blazie, who has been working with blind people to develop technology we can use since the 1960s. Learn more about </span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/2021-02/nations_blind_podcast_dean_blazie_2.mp3"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>Dean and the Braille’n’Speak in the recent podcast episode</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Open House: Information for Non-Members Interested in Joining:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please share with non-members the following: The National Federation of the Blind invites blind people to learn more about being a member and the benefits of membership on Wednesday, March 24, at 8:00 p.m. eastern. This is a great opportunity to hear from active members and leaders on the myths and uncertainties of the Federation. Sign up for the open-house gathering call by emailing </span><a href="mailto:membership@nfb.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>membership@nfb.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> or calling 410-659-9314, extension 2509.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Washington Seminar Recap:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Last week’s Washington Seminar is a perfect example of what we can do when we all work together. We had 393 Congressional meetings—many with the elected member of Congress. We have twelve more meetings scheduled for this week and five for next week. Four additional senators have cosponsored the Access Technology Affordability Act, S. 212: Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Robert Casey (PA), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), and Lisa Murkowski (AK).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In addition, we expect a number of additional cosponsors on H.R. 431 when the House updates its cosponsor count.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We have had a number of representatives and senators reach out to us regarding our three other issues. There is no question your advocacy is paying off. We should have more to report on our issues in the near future. On that note, please remember to report the ratings from your meetings in the Washington Seminar portal. Also, if a particular office never responded to your meeting request, it is not too late. I urge you to politely ask for a meeting two or three times.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Independence Market Special Items for February:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Our product of the month is the Kenneth Jernigan Cornbread Kit. Dr. Jernigan loved southern fried corn bread and he devised this kit. The kit contains a cast iron muffin pan that makes twelve scallop-shaped muffins, an oil measurer, disposable filling cups, and two cooking templates to guide you in getting the batter into the muffin pan. Dr. Jernigan's "NFB cornbread" recipe is included in print and Braille (Item # AIK08C; $15.00). Kits are flying off the shelves and quantities are limited. Order your Kenneth Jernigan Cornbread Kit today.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The following products are currently on sale:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Carbon Fiber Rigid Long White Canes with Metal Glide Tips on sale (ACF##S) (Available in sizes ranging from 49 through 69 inches)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Solitaire and Fox & Geese (two board games in one) ITEM #AIG75G ($10)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Celebrating Black Leaders in the National Federation of the Blind:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In honor of Black History Month, on February 27, at 1:00 p.m., join Ron Brown and Shawn Calloway as they discuss the characteristics of a good leader and how they became leaders and sustained leadership roles in the National Federation of the Blind. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Join Zoom Meeting<br></span><a href="https://zoom.us/j/97730665309"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>https://zoom.us/j/97730665309</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <br> <br>Meeting ID: 977 3066 5309<br>One tap mobile <br>+13017158592,,97730665309# US (Washington DC) 16468769923,,97730665309# <br>+US (New York)<br> <br>Dial by your location <br> +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) <br> +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) <br> +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) <br> +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) <br> +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) <br> +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) <br> +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)<br>Meeting ID: 977 3066 5309</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>Final Thought:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> —Barack Obama<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>NFB Pledge - I pledge to participate actively in the effort of the National Federation of the Blind to achieve equality, opportunity, and security for the blind; to support the policies and programs of the Federation; and to abide by its constitution.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>NFB One Minute Message - “The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.” <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>If this message was forwarded to you and you would like to receive it directly in your inbox, as well as, receive messages regarding the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina, please email Steve Cook at <a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>