001[Music] So to me, Women's History Month means a specified time in our calendar where we get to celebrate some of the most amazing women um in the past and amazing women today. And so this is a unique time where during this month we get to actually celebrate all the great accomplishments of women and the great impact that they've had whether it's been in our communities, whether it's been at the national level, even if it's just your neighbor. I think this is a special time um for us to really really call out and say to all of our wonderful women, you are amazing. Thank you for all that you've done and let's keep pushing together. Women History Month is a time for me to honor the achievements of trailblazers both past and present. It's a moment
002to recognize role models who have paved the way for our progress. Some role models that come to mind are Vice President Kamala Harris, also Mary Jackson and Katherine Johnson from my hometown Hampton, Virginia, who played a crucial role in NASA's mission through their contributions in mathematics and computing. Of course, Rosa Parks, as we know as the mother of civil rights, and Oprah Winfrey, who shattered the glass ceilings in media, are just a few examples of women who made history. I am excited to celebrate the accomplishments of women throughout the time and hopefully as a dedicated woman education, inspire my students by being a positive role model. Happy Women's History Month. So, Women's History Month is so special and near and dear to my heart because it is the month that we actually get to highlight
003some of the most amazing women that have um come before us and also have blazed the path for us. I stand on the shoulders of some amazing, beautiful, intelligent women. And I just want to take the time out to say it's not an honor to be a woman, but it is an honor to be an African-Amean woman. And it also is a reminder of how far we've come in history and the progress that we've made as a people, but it also highlights the progress that is still to be made. Um, and I just want to take this time to say thank you to all of the women that came before me. I am because you were. And to the little girls that are watching, I want to say you can because I did. Go get
004it, girl. For me what uh women's day and it is international women's day means it's the the freedom of people to to allow them to be the people that they ultimately should be you know to to optimize your gifts. And though it's women's day, I think those of us who have been on the outs for centuries, if you will, um maybe in a class that some of us didn't care to be in, um we are now as as a society, a world society, it's the struggle for people to actualize their human potential. And I hope that is what we remember in International Women's Day. It's really um optimizing oneself. Women's history month is a time to celebrate the achievements of women who have continue to blaze trails throughout history and continue to inspire us all
005today. Not just this month, but every month we should continue to celebrate the achievements of women and how they continue to propel society forward. Women's History Month is a special month. Uh it's a month where women have an opportunity um all over the country to celebrate their diverse value in society. Whether you're an educator, whether you are an entrepreneur or you work in corporate, um women are multipliers. Women are natural multipliers. I think about my great-grandmother who went to school at Virginia State University and she became an educator. I think about my grandmother um who was a butician. She did hair in her basement. I think about my mother who was a leader in early childhood in Baltimore City. Um, I embody all that they are. To all the young women out there um that
006are searching for their value, who are uh looking to climb in their careers, um they should know that they are born to multiply. [Music]