Through a Trail of Tears - Scoggins, Gloria Petgrave
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The United States and the world are inundated with social media, books, magazines and televised media about the plight of African American families and communities, and their quest for universal freedom. The fight for Black freedom and dignity has its roots in the race riots of Oklahoma, the Timothy McVeigh bombing, and the many other atrocities that have been, and continue to be, leveled against African Americans, Native Americans and other citizens of color in the United States. In the context of the global struggle of Black or Brown skin women, there have been many women who fought against…mehr

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The United States and the world are inundated with social media, books, magazines and televised media about the plight of African American families and communities, and their quest for universal freedom. The fight for Black freedom and dignity has its roots in the race riots of Oklahoma, the Timothy McVeigh bombing, and the many other atrocities that have been, and continue to be, leveled against African Americans, Native Americans and other citizens of color in the United States. In the context of the global struggle of Black or Brown skin women, there have been many women who fought against the white supremacist system and who have been not included in the historical narratives. Simply put, Ermestine's courage and perseverance in fighting the real estate industry laid the foundation upon which obtaining property wealth and housing where improved. She refused being caged by the chains of society and rejected being a prisoner like a crab in a fish tank being clawed over and pushed back. She was a hard hitter in a city that refused to allow Blacks housing opportunities beyond the boundaries imposed upon them. She fought for Black women in particular, promoting opportunities to achieve their full potential. Before my mother's diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease in 2015, Ermestine Martin had built a sizable fortune for her family, while constantly supporting her community through educational advocacy and preaching about the need to acquire and hold on to property as a means of self-determination for both present and future generations. Alzheimer's was the final game-changer for my mother, as she lost the ability to reason, and could no longer navigate day-to-day living without help. She is still a talker, though! Those battles she encountered years ago are still fresh in her mind. And her stories are unfiltered anger. The prevalence of discrimination in mortgage lending, and the race-based system of justice, still loom large in those stories. The government has only taken baby swomenteps toward addressing the concept of reparations. Descendants of enslaved black people persistently deal with wealth gaps, and Jim Crow treatment, even today.
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Gloria Petgrave Scoggins, daughter of Ermestine Martin, is a native of Richmond, California, and active in the field of education for 43 years, with two master's degrees: one in Elementary Education from the University of San Francisco and a master's degree in Education from MillsCollege. Gloria has worked in Oakland Unified, Stockton Unified, and West Contra Costa Unified school districts in a variety of teaching and administrative positions, including teacher, principal, and coordinator.In addition to these duties, she has consistently held leadership positions in many Contra Costa County-based community programs focused on education. Serving as President of The Blackboard of West Contra Costa, Gloria worked in collaboration with other community-based organizations to eliminate the opportunity gaps of targeted populations.She also sat on the Richmond's Girls Inc. Board of Directors for several years, focusing on implementing the College Bound Girls Program. In addition, from 2012-2014, Gloria was a co-chair of the Alpha Nu Omega's Emerging Young Leaders Program for middle school girls (ANO is a chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority).After retiring from West Contra Costa Unified, Gloria worked as a Field Instructor at Loyola Marymount University and as a University Supervisor at California State University, East Bay for ten years before becoming conservator of her family's real estate and business holdings.