Making History

Throughout Black History Month, our staff talked with the children and youth about the figures we remember from history and how their children and grandchildren will be remembering people from their generation. Our members answered the questions of "What would you do if you were president?" and "I want to make black history by..." and the following were some of their responses:

"I want to make black history by..."

• being the best NBA player that ever lived in my time and by being an all American athlete. -5th grade
• making the streets look good by... fixing the pot holes in the street and fix the bumpy roads. looking good and tell people to throw their trash away instead of littering. tell people to stop shooting and doing drugs and smoking. - 5th grade
  
• being the first black woman president. -7th grade
• when I get older I want to be a lawyer to help people to be safe by keeping them staying in school. -3rd grade
• I would write a book when I get older, about 67. About my life and what I went through and how I got through my troubles. why that happened. if anyone helped me get through them. -4th grade
  
• being a person / entrepreneur who helped many other determined black men and women start their own businesses and help them with the skills to keep their businesses running. -11th grade
• I will praise the Lord and go to church every Sunday and go to school everyday and get to the Hope Center safely so we can pray! -3rd grade
• President to sell money. I will be good and I will be patient and I will not hit people and I won't smack. I am going to fill a pool with pudding. -Kindergarten

"If I were President..."

• I would give everybody peace and let them enjoy their lives and I would make people healthy and make people praise the Lord and be a Christian and I would remodel the churches and all the schools and stores and would turn the water fountains to cherry coke and I would make people rich and famous and make them good people in Christ. -4th grade
  
• I'll send everyone $50 a week. I would make more jails. Change the pledge. Let people get their hair and nails done free. I'll be nicer. I'll put more Hope Centers in states. I'll make boys & girls club more organized. I'll give everyone an escalade as soon as they get their license. I'll make smoke free zones. And I'll change the school system straight in Louisiana. I'll make cheaper plane tickets. -6th grade
  

What would you do if YOU were President?