Education

The annual Book Bingo program offered by my regional library system guaranteed that I would stop in at the local library branch with regularity this summer. I was seeking books that would correspond to the categories listed on the squares of my bingo sheet. By the end of August I’d completed my bingo card and, by extension, had actively engaged in my own self-directed course of informal education. I’d learned new words and considered different points of view. I looked up places on the map that I’d never heard of before. I’d filled in not just the little squares on my bingo card but also some gaps in my understanding of world history, science, war trauma and international relations.

Yonkers Historian Mary Hoar writes about Tuskegee Airman Ivan McRae, who made a lifelong commitment to community service. Ivan McRae believed in the non-violent tradition of the American Civil Rights movement. His brave actions helped to forever change the history of the American Armed Forces. He is a shining example of what it takes for one man to make his mark on the world.