To Inspire You

America's democracy is not guaranteed. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it. To guard it, and never take it for granted and protecting our democracy takes struggle. It takes sacrifice. But there is joy in it. And there is progress. Because we the people have the power to build a better future.

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Today In History

Black History Month

• In 1990 - Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years as South African political prisoner
  
• In 2016 - Dr. Paula Johnson, a Harvard Medical School faculty member, is named as the 14th President of Wellesley College, becoming the first African American to hold the position
  
• In 1996 - Penn's Baccalaureate Speaker was the Right Reverend Barbara Clementine Harris, a Philadelphian who was the first woman ever to become a bishop in the Anglican Communion.
  
• In 1976 - Clifford Alexander, Jr. is confirmed as the first African American Secretary of the Army