Love to all my people. Let’s meet some legends, now. A woman who took in the children of black families who had to work, and ended up raising 40 and holding hundreds more: Mother Hale.

A girl who couldn’t walk in childhood, but within 7 years was running in the Olympic games: Wilma Rudolph.

A girl who saved up pennies to buy a guitar, and went on to write some of America’s most popular folk music: Elizabeth Cotten.

All of these women started with next-to-nothing in their respective lines of work, and through their grit and sense of mission, succeeded, possibly influencing countless Americans along the way. This is: Something Out of Nothing.

As a bonus, I’m adding the unbelievable story of the civil rights giant you may not have heard about: a schoolteacher named Septima Clark. Her story is called “Everything”.