Book recommendation: "The Audacity to Dream Big and Reach Higher"
Dr. Odeather A. Bennett has accomplished a great deal in her life. She grew up in a family of color in Arkansas, living in a house on the property of a white plantation owner. She and her siblings were picking cotton in the field as soon as they were old enough to, along with her mother and grandmother. It was hard work, every day but Sunday. Add to that the racism she and her family faced in this 1940s-'50s South, and the untimely loss of some of her family members, including her beloved mother. Her grandmother raised her for the rest of her childhood, and in little Odeather she instilled some very valuable life insight. One big thing was the power of thinking positively, with strong faith in the Lord, and Odeather carried that with her the rest of her life. It fueled her motivation to accomplish a lot and contribute to the world around her. She went into social work to help others in need, and she earned degree after degree, each step over the years moving her further and furthe...
