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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><p class=p1 style='margin:0in'><span class=s1>Dear NOBBL Family and Federation Friends,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>Mothers often pass down way more than traditions or family stories. They pass down so much that can influence generations to come.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>Recently, while reading an article in the May 2026 edition of the</span><span class=s2><i><span style='font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody",serif'> Braille Monitor</span></i></span><span class=s1>, we were moved by a phrase used by our featured guest for the month of May, Latonya Phipps Cross:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>\u2728</span> \u201cGenerational Federationism\u201d </span><span class=s1><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>\u2728</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>That phrase inspired this month\u2019s NOBBL Elected Leaders Group conversation:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s3><b><span style='font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody",serif'>\u201cGenerational Federationism: Building Legacy Beyond Limitations\u201d</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>Join us for an uplifting and engaging discussion on motherhood, mentorship, leadership, independence, advocacy, and the lasting impact of Federation philosophy across generations.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>📅</span> Wed., May 20, 2026</span><br><span class=s1><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🕗</span> 8:00pm ET</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>📍</span> Via Zoom - click </span><span class=s1><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>👉🏽</span> <a href="https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/8204086286?omn=94263084811">here </a>to join</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>In Federation spirit,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span class=s1>Janice Bright, MA OL</span><br><span class=s1>Elected Leaders Group Co-Chair | National Organization of Blind Black Leaders a division of NFB</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p2 style='margin:0in;font-stretch: 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