SIS for Change

Women’s History Month Author Event 📚
Join SIS Book Club for a virtual discussion March 15 with acclaimed author Pamela Samuels Young on her powerful novel Anybody’s Daughter, a gripping story that exposes the realities of sex trafficking. Dubbed “John Grisham with a sister’s twist." Details below.

A Shirley Chisholm play will be presented at the African American Cultural Society (AACS) in Palm Coast on Friday, March 6th at 5:30pm. Discussion will follow. Tickets are $35/person. See QR code below or go to the website: aacspalmcoast.org.

A Shirley Chisholm play will be presented at the African American Cultural Society (AACS) in Palm Coast on Friday, March 6th at 5:30pm. Discussion will follow. Tickets are $35/person. See QR code below or go to the website: aacspalmcoast.org.

Women’s History Month Author Event 📚
Join SIS Book Club for a virtual discussion March 15 with acclaimed author Pamela Samuels Young on her powerful novel Anybody’s Daughter, a gripping story that exposes the realities of sex trafficking. Dubbed “John Grisham with a sister’s twist." Details below.

On the morning of February 19th, nine SIS members attended the historic and significant moment when SIS gifted Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach with $30,000. The purpose of the donation is to fund an endowment for two annual scholarships to two deserving students.

SIS isn't about politics. We're about compassion, understanding, empathy and awareness. That works within our organization. And we think it might just work for other communities too. So we love this poster. "I choose..." Which of these do you choose? We choose LOVE first and foremost.

"We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity." Malcolm X

Highlighting some Black historical figures: Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, Author Zora Neale Hurston, Civil Rights activist Stokely Carmichael, trailblazing ophthalmologist Patricia Bath, charismatic organizer Fred Hampton, and Silicon Valley pioneer Walter Lincoln Hawkins. (MetaMike)

Women’s History Month Author Event 📚
Join SIS Book Club for a virtual discussion with acclaimed author Pamela Samuels Young on her powerful novel Anybody’s Daughter, a gripping story that exposes the realities of sex trafficking. Dubbed “John Grisham with a sister’s twist." Details below.

"Celebrating 100 years of Black History Month (1926-2026). A Century of Resilience, Innovation and Achievement. The Journey Continues."

"The most underrated act of kindness is letting people be." Following our workshop discussion this afternoon, this felt like a good summary of our take-aways. Have a great weekend!

For Black History Month, we're celebrating trailblazers whose courage, vision, and determination shaped history and continue to inspire today.

PBS had a timeline of Black History Month, which we're sharing here. Started 100 years ago in 1926 by Historian Carter G. Woodson. It was originally called "Negro History Week", created by Woodson's Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.

Friday: SIS will be "Continuing the Conversation" with a Q&A Workshop on Friday, February 6th from 2-4pm at the Palm Coast Community Center. We'll have a facilitated discussion about the films we presented: "The Long Shadow" and "A Binding Truth". Details below and links to both films on website.

Building bridges..."It's inspiring to know that we have ways of working toward building bridges for social injustice that have separated us for far too long."
#buildingbridges #inspiration #wherecolorsmeet #socialjustice
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"Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

#socialjustice #equality #greaterpurpose

"When cruelty becomes normal, compassion looks radical."

SIS will be "Continuing the Conversation" with a Q&A Workshop on Friday, February 6th from 2-4pm at the Palm Coast Community Center. We'll have a facilitated discussion about the films we presented: "The Long Shadow" and "A Binding Truth". Details below and links to both films on our website.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words ring as true today..."This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time..."

SIS Member—and one of the SIS Founders—Bettie Eubanks was celebrated with an exhibit of her paintings on Sunday, January 11th at the African American Cultural Society in Palm Coast. Bettie’s work will be on display through February 27th (10am-2pm M-Sat). Stop in to see it!

SIS will be "Continuing the Conversation" with a Q&A Workshop on Friday, February 6th from 2-4pm at the Palm Coast Community Center. We'll have a facilitated discussion about the films we presented: "The Long Shadow" and "A Binding Truth". Details below and links to both films on our website.

The MLK celebration and parade in Bunnell on Saturday, January 17th had some of our SIS members out and marching. Starting at 10am, there was a breakfast, program, and then a parade through Bunnell.

Anna Mae Robertson, one of the last surviving members of the all Black, all female 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, passed away in May 2025 at 101 years old. Her WWII unit cleared 17 million pieces of mail in just three months and was finally honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.

As we bring in the New Year, let's come together.

"Let us come together and uplift one another in our communities by creating circles of love, where every voice is valued."

How enormously helpful that would be for the planet, for all of us.

Happy New Year!!

Join SIS in celebrating Kwanzaa tomorrow - Saturday, December 27th - at the AACS in Palm Coast from 12-5pm!

"Reducing our fears: This book is an excellent step toward reducing our fears of each other through courageous one-on-one discussions."

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Did You Know?

The song “Go Tell It on the
Mountain” was preserved
and popularized by the Fisk
Jubilee Singers, who used
the music to raise funds for
educating formerly
enslaved people. It’s now a
Christmas classic rooted in
justice and hope.

Wishing you and yours a peaceful and joyful Christmas!

From the Dalai Lama: "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive." What's one thing you can think of to do today, that will bring love and compassion to someone?

Merry Christmas to you and yours...

At the King Center in Atlanta, we encountered the Six Principles of NonViolence365. Pictured are the emblem on the ground as you enter the walkway and "Principle Six: Nonviolence believes that the Universe is on the side of justice." Amen.

#theKingCenter #Principlesofnonviolence #socialjustice

From her chapter "Please Tell Me Your Story" in 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵, Trish Le Net says, "As I listened to others, I began to understand the power of shared experiences."

#socialjustice #racialequality #wherecolorsmeet