Footsteps To Freedom

Footsteps To Freedom Since 1997 the Black Voice Footsteps To Freedom Underground Railroad Study Tour has retraced the steps of early freedom seekers from enslavement to freedom.

Participants gain knowledge and expertise of the Underground Railroad freedom movement as well as the concept of empathy as a necessary tool for parents, students, educators and community leaders. This experience provides the historical background, key studies and analysis of race, politics, culture, and engagement, to equip teachers with the perspective and tools to develop new resources for thei

r context. The tour includes an immersion experience and time with experts to develop new educational models for positive social change in their context.

It’s an honor to visit the city of Maysville & Mason County, Kentucky to learn of its history and rich stories.
07/01/2022

It’s an honor to visit the city of Maysville & Mason County, Kentucky to learn of its history and rich stories.

Footsteps to Freedom Underground Railroad Study Tours, an organization that started as an educational initiative of the Black Voice Foundation and Black Voice News, returned to Maysville this week for…

https://footstepstofreedom.comWith our new 2022 launch to change lives through empathy, here is the information and NEW ...
10/26/2021

https://footstepstofreedom.com

With our new 2022 launch to change lives through empathy, here is the information and NEW updated website that also has TONS of past pictures and videos of the tour.

If you have walked the trails of the underground railroad, we would love to hear your story of what you’ve done since coming back into your community to make a difference.

We have missed you!! Footsteps to Freedom is back for 2022. Enjoy and and have a great time reliving your experience.

The contact information is in the site to set up a tour for your group of leaders!!

foster equitable, transformative change that contributes to thriving, inclusive and united communities that embrace diversity

Callie Rich Neal of Riverside Poly High School (Footsteps to Freedom alum)  was awarded the Fulbright Distinguished Awar...
08/15/2021

Callie Rich Neal of Riverside Poly High School (Footsteps to Freedom alum) was awarded the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program and will carry out educational research in Colombia.

Callie Rich Neal of Riverside Polytechnic High School is now an accepted member of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program and will carry out educational research in Colombia.

08/13/2021

Cheryl Miller is one of the greatest women’s basketball players of all time. Unfortunately, there was not a viable professional league for women when Miller was in her prime.

In her four years playing at Riverside Polytechnic High School, Miller was a four-time All-American, led her team to four consecutive CIF Southern Section championships, scored a record-breaking 105 points in one game, and became the first woman to dunk a basketball in competition.

Miller played at the University of Southern California from 1982 to 1986, where she was named the Naismith College Player of the year three times and was a four-time All-American.

While still in college, Miller led the United States Olympic women’s basketball team to a gold medal in 1984.

“The time frame to receive a passport is far longer than it was pre-pandemic. Total turnaround time for a standard passp...
08/03/2021

“The time frame to receive a passport is far longer than it was pre-pandemic. Total turnaround time for a standard passport application can be 18 weeks, with 12 weeks for processing and six weeks for mailing, according to the State Department. It says an expedited application can take up to 12 weeks.”

Anxious U.S. travelers with expired or nearly expired passports are finding their renewal applications are taking longer than in the past—sometimes up to 18 weeks.

07/28/2021
07/26/2021

Congratulations Buxton, Canada. Can’t wait to see you soon!!!

“To enter Canada, travelers must use the government’s ArriveCAN “vaccine passport” app, which allows travelers to upload...
07/19/2021

“To enter Canada, travelers must use the government’s ArriveCAN “vaccine passport” app, which allows travelers to upload passport information as well as Covid-19 vaccination records and PCR test results.

Fully vaccinated residents of other countries will be able to enter Canada beginning September 7, “provided that Canada’s Covid-19 epidemiology remains favorable.”

Congratulations
07/09/2021

Congratulations

“Programs will prepare you to enhance your impact as an influential community leader, professional, and global citizen. ...
06/21/2021

“Programs will prepare you to enhance your impact as an influential community leader, professional, and global citizen.

As an online student, you will be immersed in a community designed to make your voice heard and gain a life-changing academic experience right on your laptop or mobile device.”

Reach your full potential by finishing your bachelor’s at Morehouse College, the only college in the nation dedicated to empowering Black men. Our programs will prepare you to enhance your impact as an influential community leader, professional, and global citizen. As an online student, you will b...

Between 1861 and 1900, more than 90 institutions of higher education were founded for Black Americans who could not othe...
06/17/2021

Between 1861 and 1900, more than 90 institutions of higher education were founded for Black Americans who could not otherwise attend predominantly white institutions because of segregation laws. These schools and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) became repositories of African American history and culture, safeguarding generations of memorabilia and documenting the rich culture of HBCU traditions.

For the nearly four million, mostly illiterate and recently freed African Americans, education was a crucial first step, after emancipation, to becoming self-sufficient. Learning to read was not only desirable, it was oftentimes necessary to protect freedoms, find employment, and communicate with separated family members.

For the nearly four million newly freed, education was a crucial first step to becoming self-sufficient. Between 1861 and 1900, more than 90 institutions of higher education were founded for African Americans.

"These men, in worst of times with discrimination in the 40s that were much more blatant and in the open, risked their l...
06/01/2021

"These men, in worst of times with discrimination in the 40s that were much more blatant and in the open, risked their lives to fight for this country- did it well, came home to even more vitriol and kept their heads up. They're here, they’re happy, they have stories to tell and that’s something for all of us to recognize that together working with dignity, we can accomplish great things and you do change the hearts and minds of people. History will not be forgotten," said Rep. Ruiz.

The statues became the first of their kind in the state of California, which now sit in the heart of the Coachella Valley.

The ceremony was later followed by a flyover of war planes and a flower dropping ceremony”

Palm Springs, Calif. - Three living legends were honored at the Palm Springs Air Museum Monday during an unveiling of the site's latest addition of military emblems. Four large statues of Tuskegee Airmen were showcased, which were some of the first African American aviators of the United States Mili...

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