North Carolina’s NAACP Woman of the Year: What I Know For Sure

I’ve been reading Oprah Winfrey’s signature commentary “What I Know For Sure” for years. I enjoy the Queen of Media’s take on matters that should make us pause and think. With that framework in mind, I thought it would be fun to draft my own list in gratitude of this special recognition. I stand in awe of the numerous accomplishments of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and our brave and often unappreciated local champions here in Orange County, NC who have done so much heavy lifting over the years for this community. Having experienced, heard, and seen a lot over my many decades on this precious earth, I’m using my writer’s privilege to share several of my more recent conclusions about humankind.

1. Our Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson is a bully and out of touch. I’m not surprised that he won election to become our second-highest ranked official in our state government. His recent grab-the-microphone and rant about his own constituents being filth is unkind, untrue, and inappropriate. By suggesting that Christians take over public schools, Robinson is surely reading and interpreting the scriptures in a way that is dangerous and misleading. I’m hopeful that his need to be in the spotlight will lead to more North Carolinians shaking their head and voting him out. January 1, 2025 can’t come fast enough.