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National Hungry Caterpillar Day is celebrated on March 20th to honor the classic children’s book and embrace spring while sharing the gift of reading with young people.

We are pleased to present a special reading initiative happening this Saturday March 14th 1-3pm! We’ll be doing a book reading at these two location. If you’re interested in supporting this event please reach out. We’d love to provide free books to the kids 🤩

Happy International Women’s Day!! Today let’s celebrate the women who have inspired us, paved the way, and loved us to our fullest potential!

To the women in our lives, we love you so much and appreciate all that you’ve done to support & pave the way. To the women on our team, thank you for your hard work & all that you do! To the women who’ve fight the good fight, thank you! We love you all 💝

How have the women in your life impacted your journey? Who has helped mentor you? Comment below and share with us!

Dr. Maya Angelou

A poet, dancer, singer, activist, scholar, & a world famous author! 🤩 Once again, we learn that you can do it all, each and everyone of us is capable of creating change in more ways than one.

In 1972, Dr. Angelou became the first African American to have her screen play turned into a film with the production of Georgia, Georgia.

Her many works went on to be nominated for & win many awards.

Some of her works:
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1969
And Still I Rise, 1978
Letter to My Daughter, 2008

Sources:
National Women’s History Museum

44th President of the United States 🤩 Barack Obama

The first ever African American elected as President of the United States of America in 2008 & went on to serve 2 terms🥳 Wow! History indeed was made.

A few fun facts:
In his first term, President Obama focused on the Affordable Care Act & more. In his second term, he focused on climate change, foreign policy, & more.

Some works published by Obama for your reading list:
•Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race & Inheritance, 1995
•A Promised Land, 2020

❤️🖤💚

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” speech has inspired so many people over the years and continues to inspire us today.

How may of us have read or listened to his entire speech? Whether you have or have not, we encourage you to swipe and read it because it motivates and inspires just the same.

What is your dream today? What are you currently dreaming about for yourself or for the world? Share with us in the comments below ⬇️

Source: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Have you heard about the new travel guidelines? If you haven’t, here are a few resources we wanted to share. Today is history as well. Let’s all stay well informed.

The U.S. has released new travel guidelines as of Jan 2026. Please read the following and be aware of the rules as you plan your travel in the coming months.
The new travel guidelines restrict or prohibit travel into the U.S. from the following 19 countries:
- Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Cote D’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Venezuela, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

For more detailed information or to research your travel situation, please visit https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IN12631

Links
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IN12631
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-visa-issuance-to-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states.html

Stay safe, warm & healthy ❤️

Do you know about Dr. Mae C. Jemison?

Before her 30th birthday, Mae C. Jemison had received 2 undergraduate degrees and a medical degree, served 2 years as a Peace Corps medical officer in West AfricaC and was selected to join NASA’s astronaut training program. Wow! Talk about doing it all 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Jemison became the first female African American space traveler on her 8 day space flight on the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992 😆😆

Anyone thinking about pursuing Medicine & Aerospace? Jemison’s story shows us that you ca do it all! You don’t have to choose between your passions

Source: National Geographic

Happy Black History Month!! Did you know: this year marks the 100th anniversary of the national observance initiated by Carter G. Woodson 🙌🏾🥳 WOW!

We’re incredibly grateful to all the heroes and pioneers who’ve paved the way for all of us to experience the world the way it is today.

Excited to highlight few of those heroes & history makers 🤩🙌🏾

A new beginning.

Wishing you all a peaceful holiday season!