When we were in 7th grade I remember Miss Courey telling us she was so strict because she was Lebanese… it was in her blood.
A couple days later she revisited that statement to clarify that being Lebanese meant her family was from Lebanon. I later found out she had to explain her comment because one of our 7th grade classmates went home and told their parents about it, but mistranslated “Miss Courey is so strict because she’s Lebanese” to “Miss Courey is always mad because she’s a lesbian.”
One of the most lasting achievements of Jesse Jackson was the empowerment mantra "I Am Somebody", which he performed in venues as various as the Wattstax music festival (which he helped organize), and with children on "Sesame Street". It also inspired this popular song, which helped spread the mantra to a wider audience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnNOwHBZ04Y
When we were in 7th grade I remember Miss Courey telling us she was so strict because she was Lebanese… it was in her blood.
A couple days later she revisited that statement to clarify that being Lebanese meant her family was from Lebanon. I later found out she had to explain her comment because one of our 7th grade classmates went home and told their parents about it, but mistranslated “Miss Courey is so strict because she’s Lebanese” to “Miss Courey is always mad because she’s a lesbian.”
Thankfully, I don't remember that, but I could totally see how it could have happened. God bless that woman.
One of the most lasting achievements of Jesse Jackson was the empowerment mantra "I Am Somebody", which he performed in venues as various as the Wattstax music festival (which he helped organize), and with children on "Sesame Street". It also inspired this popular song, which helped spread the mantra to a wider audience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnNOwHBZ04Y
Interesting. Thanks for sharing!