
Odessa Woolfolk
Founding President
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Birmingham, AL USA
“I don't think anybody who has been successful has had a pain-free life. Pain, embarrassment, falling on your face--those are motivators.”
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Birmingham, AL USA
“I don't think anybody who has been successful has had a pain-free life. Pain, embarrassment, falling on your face--those are motivators.”
Founding President
I work to teach the next generation about civil and human rights by preserving and telling the Birmingham story.
Being the first in your family to attend college is daunting, but rewarding.
Follow the journeys of four young people-all first in their families to go to college-as they road-trip across the country to interview inspiring individuals who were also first in their families to pursue higher education.
After gaining wisdom and guidance from trail-blazing leaders-including Anna Maria Chávez, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, Grammy Award-winner John Legend, and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz-the Roadtrippers are emboldened to embrace the opportunities ahead and ask "why shouldn't I succeed?"