Milan Polk Clark Enrichment Center

05/21/2026

05/21/2026

Today, we honor the dedication, courage, and sacrifice of the men and women serving in our military. To all active-duty service members across every branch—and the families who support them—thank you for your service and for protecting our freedom.

05/21/2026

In 1944, teenage Maya Angelou sat in a San Francisco railway office day after day, waiting to be acknowledged. No Black woman had ever been hired as a cable car conductor, but nineteen-year-old Marguerite Johnson wasn't leaving until someone handed her an application. After weeks of what she called \""tiresomely similar days,\"" a receptionist finally gave her the forms. What happened next was strategic survival. Maya filled out those applications in triplicate, weaving what she later described as \""a cat's ladder of near truths and total lies.\"" She invented a work history as a companion and driver for a white woman in Arkansas, crafting the exact story she knew would get past racist hiring gatekeepers. This wasn't dishonesty—it was dexterous navigation of a system designed to exclude her. The railway company put her through blood tests, aptitude assessments, coordination checks, and even Rorschach tests. She passed them all. When Maya Angelou finally put on that conductor's uniform and stepped onto those San Francisco streetcars, she became the first Black woman to hold that position. What others saw as just another transit job, she transformed into a civil rights milestone. Long before her words changed the world, Maya Angelou proved that sometimes breaking barriers means showing up every single day until the system has no choice but to let you in.

05/21/2026

Humboldt to host Summer Court Shadow Program ⬇

05/21/2026

YOU'RE INVITED!!

Join us on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 from 4:00-6:00pm for a retirement reception to celebrate Dr. Carroll Van West for his 41 years of dedicated service to Middle Tennessee State University! The event will be held at the Miller Education Center Atrium, 503 East Bell Street, in Murfreesboro. If you plan to attend, please RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/53z7e3cc

Photo courtesy of Kristen Luetkemeier.

05/21/2026

Increasing your following distance is a good way to drive defensively, whether you’re on two wheels, four, or more.

Read more: tntrafficsafety.org/motorcycles

05/20/2026