FSU NAACP Hosts Remarkable Women on International Women’s Day
posted by Suryah Ethridge | March 12, 2024 | In Arts and Culture, NewsMarch is Women’s History Month, and March 8 is International Women’s Day. On March 8, the NAACP chapter at Fayetteville State University hosted an event for ladies to not only celebrate Women’s Day but to also talk and gain influential advice from two successful women affiliated with FSU.
The NAACP had two wonderful speakers: author, FSU professor, and Chief Research, Education, and Programs Officer at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change Dr. Kelisha Graves and her sister Ms. Tamri Graves, special project administrator for The King Center These two lovely ladies are sisters and they both work at FSU. They are not only women, but they are Black women. They are successful to the point where opportunities are offered to them, they never have to apply for a job. That’s how amazing they are.
Not only are they successful but they are wonderful to have a conversation with. At the event they gave young women, like myself, a lot of advice and tips for success. They are powerful women who not only inspire each other but they also inspire those around them.
Some advice given was that: “You need conflict in order for growth to happen, but you have to know how to navigate that conflict.” This quote means that in everyday life there will be conflict to some degree, you, as a person, have to know how to properly handle the conflict and be able to navigate through it without any problems.
Dr. and Ms. Graves gave us insight into their work life and how they are able to balance work and their mental health.
Ms. Graves stated: “Your success is not someone else’s success, everyone has a different story, and you shouldn’t compare yourself,”
Often in life, many of us see people our age at all different stages of life. Some of our peers have bought new cars, they have their own apartment or house, some are diving into their careers and more. But just because they are doing big things does not mean you are not successful or not on the right path. Everyone is different and successful in their own way. Success is not one thing, what success means to me, may not mean the same to you.
The one thing I took away from this event is: if you truly want something, you will go out there and get it, no matter how hard you have to work. This event was beautiful, and I know the speakers touched many hearts, myself included. There was so much advice that was given that we can apply to our own lives. All it takes is one woman, and they can change the world.
Photo courtesy of Fayetteville State University NAACP chapter.
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