“Carter G. Woodson ... got a doctorate from Harvard University
and he was also a teacher, so for him to have been born a slave
and the son of slaves, it showed me there is no limit to what
you can do and how far you can go,” eighth-grade student and
speaker Peyton Brown said to The Daily Tribune News. Brown said
she did not expect to be asked to speak about some of the key
African-American figures in history, originally asking her
teacher, Laura Huth, why the nation recognizes Black History
Month. “Like a good teacher, I told her to look it up,” Huth
said. Motivational speaker Glenn Hollingsworth shared his story
with the crowd, keeping students engaged by incorporating humor,
dancing and even holding a “beat box” competition with a
student, which consisted of the duo using a microphone to
emulate the common sounds associated with hip-hop and rap music.
According to his biography on www.glenhollingsworth.com,
“Staying goal oriented and self-driven, Glenn graduated from
high school with a 3.0 GPA. Upon graduat