My parents were educators who dedicated their lives to helping young people through teaching, tutoring, mentoring, advising, and yes, being part of the village to help young people reach higher ground. My late father, Ollie Elex Culbreth, Jr., became the principal of the elementary school that he attended as a child (Public School No. 14, Jersey City, New Jersey). The students in the school were amazed when they opened a time capsule (that my father and his classmates placed in the school’s vault when he was a child) and saw his picture and other memorabilia. It gave the children hope that they could achieve their dreams.
My father passed away in a tragic car accident in 1995 and as our hearts broke, so did the hearts of the numerous young people whose lives he touched and made a difference. I recall my father’s funeral being so crowded that people were…
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