Legacy 2016 Miami: Top Black Educators Issue | Seite 2

2BB AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO MIAMI HERALD PUBLISHER’S NOTE As we prepared the 2016 Top Educators issue, the 2016 elec�on was a looming backdrop. Over and over, references to educated and non-educated voters, and which will control the elec�on, are debated by poli�cal news anchors, reporters and analysts. The vote for who will elect America’s next president is overwhelmingly in favor of educated voters, including Black men and women. This na�onal poli�cal clout is evidence of the power and impact MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2016 central tool for growth and success. They exemplify, through their own success, that educa�on provides the most viable access to upward mobility. Educa�on is a legacy from our ancestors, an anchor to our present standing and condi�on, and a path from which the Black community must never stray. As you review this issue and read about the 2016 Top Educators, let us not forget the words of W. E. B Dubois “Education is that whole system of human training, within and without, the school house walls, which molds and develops men” Here at Legacy, we will con�nue to educate the community about the success and achievements of people of color and the role we play in a larger society. of educa�on in the Black community. In this issue, we li� up those leaders in our communi�es who make this educa�on possible. Those who encourage us to keep educa�on as a All the best, Kervin L. Clenance Group Publisher Legacy South Florida Legacy Miami It’s Been Great! "influencers and affluencers" of South Florida's Black community. I went from being Legacy's project manager to being its editor-in-chief Over the past two years, I've had the pleasure of being a part of MIA and re-launching MIA magazine. And I have gained an insurmountable amount of knowledge of the media industry. This experience has been Media Group. When I moved back challenging and even more so rewarding. to Miami from Thailand, Dexter All good things must come to an end; our 2016 Legacy 40 Under 40 asked that I join the Legacy tempoissue was my last issue. Since then I’ve joined Capital Analy�cs Associates rarily to assist with the "25 Most as the Execu�ve Director of Invest: Miami 2017. I am excited about this Prominent and Influen�al Women new opportunity and hope that you will wish me well. Furthermore, of 2014" issue. please stay tuned as I will be launching Collec�ve Dri�: Celebra�ng InterSince then, I have had the na�onal Women + Culture + Travel on www.collec�vedri�.com within the opportunity to work with Legacy's upcoming year! team including Dexter Bridgeman, I wish MIA Media Group con�nued success as they con�nue to be a Kervin Clenance, Denise St. Patrick Legacy in South Florida. Bell, Toni Harrigan, Olisa Adger, our It has been my honor and privilege to have you as a reader. writers, photographers, designers, make-up ar�sts and more. The Miami Herald's and the Sun Sen�nel's Erica Knowles Signing off for now! amazing teams have been great to me. I've go�en to work with our Immediate Past Editor-in-Chief Erica wonderful sponsors, adver�sers, and publicists. I've had the chance to Legacy and MIA magazines honor and get to know wonderful people who are the CREDO OF THE BLACK PRESS "The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial and na�onal antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race, color or creed, full human and legal rights. Ha�ng no person, fearing no person, the Black Press strives to help every person in the firm belief that all hurt as long as anyone is held back." Subscribe to and view the digital version of Legacy Magazine #LegacyTopBlackEducators Member of the Black Owned Media Alliance (BOMA) An independent supplement by MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC. Dexter A. Bridgman CEO & Founder “Providing News/Informa�on and Connec�on Florida’s Black Affluencers and Influencers” Contact: [email protected] Kervin L. Clenance Group Publisher, Legacy Magazine Denise St. Patrick-Bell PhD Copy Editor Toni Harrigan Intern Md Shahidullah Art Director