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Share Photo courtesy of Franklin Garcia Though it may not seem to be the case, any great communicator has to be a great listener as well, and there is no doubt that Saul Solorzano was just that. I met Saul more than 20 years ago when I was just learning to speak Spanish. Though [...] August 22nd, 2011 | Tags: advocacy, CARECEN, civil rights, communications, cultural competency, multicultural, Saul Solorzano | Categories: Communications Heroes, Social Issues
One comment | Share: Share John Lennon: Musical Peace Maker December 2010 John Lennon “Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one. ” John Lennon was a songwriter, lead singer [...] December 2nd, 2010 | Tags: anti-war, civil rights, George Harrison, John Lennon, Musical Communicator of the Month, Paul McCartney, peace, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono | Categories: Musical Communicator of the Month
Leave a comment | Share: Share Ma Rainey: LGBT Blues Singer October 2010 Ma Rainey “You don’t sing to feel better. You sing ’cause that’s a way of understanding life.” —Ma Rainey Ma Rainey was one of the earliest professional blues singers and one of the first women artists to record the blues. Her powerful yet raspy voice, unique melodic phrasing [...] October 4th, 2010 | Tags: blues, civil rights, LGBT rights, Ma Rainey, Musical Communicator of the Month, Pa Rainey | Categories: Musical Communicator of the Month
Leave a comment | Share: Share Odetta Holmes: Voice of Civil Rights Odetta Holmes “No one can dub you with dignity. That’s yours to claim.” – Odetta Holmes Odetta Holmes—known simply as Odetta—was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on December 31, 1930. At age six, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied music at the Los Angeles City College. [...] September 1st, 2010 | Tags: Bill Clinton, Bob Dylan, civil rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Joan Baez, Musical Communicator of the Month, Odetta Holmes, social justice | Categories: Musical Communicator of the Month
Leave a comment | Share: Share This guest blog post is written by Beverly Lancaster-Jones, a Senior Account Supervisor at Vanguard Communications. Today our nation mourns the passing of a true patriot – Dorothy Height. Height was among the coalition of African American leaders who pushed civil rights to the center of the American political stage after World War II, and [...] April 20th, 2010 | Tags: advocacy, civil rights, desegregation, Dorothy Height, Mary McLeod Bethune, memoriam, National Council of Negro Women, voting rights | Categories: Communications Heroes
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