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Residents honor work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By Jenn Griffin – The Huntsville Item

HUNTSVILLE — More than a hundred people attended the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Monday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Mack Hines III, and Joreen Waddell sharing her experiences growing up as a youth in Huntsville.

Huntsville High School 2009 Homecoming Queen Jasmine Davis introduced Hines, who spoke of the future of King’s message.

“You are going to need more than a blueprint to be successful in today’s society,” he said. “You’re going to need a blueprint, footprint and imprint to get to where you want to be.”

Hines said there are two types of people — those who face reality, and those who fake reality.

“Facers search themselves to find their values and morals and strengths,” he said. “Fakers refuse to value anything and allow other people’s morals to become their views and feelings.

“Being yourself takes time, dedication and patience. But if it is not done, life will not be easy for you,” he continued. “You must have a 3-D vision. You must be a defined, developed and devoted human being.” Read more

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A Desire for Change: Parents, leaders seek to resolve race issues at HISD

By Lisa Trow – Managing Editor – The Huntsville Item

HUNTSVILLE — Google “perseverance,” and you’ll find that praise for this quality is as old as the Bible and Plutarch and as fresh as football’s superstars.

Perseverance, the necessary grease of  the wheels of industry, is what it takes to get things done. So say philosophers, statesmen and entrepreneurs.

And so say the parents and advocates of African-American students who are concerned about discrimination and racial sensitivity at Huntsville Independent School District.

These advocates have become regular visitors to Huntsville Independent School District facilities and meetings of the HISD Board of Trustees to address their concerns about racial and ethnic sensitivity, equality and other issues — and to offer their solutions, some of which the district has adopted. Read more

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Successful School Turnaround Via Mack Hines Collaboration

Dallas Can Academy Principal Donald Mills gives meaning to the term “turnaround school” with his explanation of how Dr. Mack T. Hines III guided his campus with translating how into high rates of success for African American students.

 

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