Robin Fivush

So Mary told us this story that her father, when he was in a stroller, was taken to a civil rights rally where MLK spoke in Atlanta by his, I think it was by his grandparents.

And he still remembers it, even though he was so young, he was in a stroller.

And according to the story, it really changed things.

His perception of the world, he felt validated, and it was the awakening of his political consciousness.

Now, is that possible?

Probably not if he was in a stroller, but it's still a great story.

And Mary herself used that story to talk about her own interest and work in political activism.

That is my story, not just of me and my family, but of my people.

Dave was 14, and he talked about this story where his mother was also in junior high or middle school, and she was at the school bus stop, and she overheard one kid bullying this other little boy.

And she went up to him, and this is the story that Dave tells.

She went up to him, and she said, stop bullying that kid, even though she was really scared herself and was afraid of what the bully would do to her.

And the bully said, what's it to you?

And she said, it's not right.

And so the bully hauled off and hit her.

And then he comes back.

He said, but my mother, you know, she didn't even realize her nose was broken.

But she went to the hospital and indeed her nose got broken.

And that was just such a courageous thing for my mom to do, to stand up to a bully like that.

And the coda of the story, and this is really critical, too.

is and it really taught me how important it is to stand up to bullies so Dave is putting himself in his mother's shoes in her head what is she thinking what is she saying how is she feeling and that even though she was scared she did it anyway so it really is this lovely