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What Had Happened Was: Ro Nita Hawes-Saunders’ childhood of burning crosses in Dayton and adulthood of fighting for herself
One of Ro Nita Hawes-Saunders’ earliest memories is watching her 4-foot 11-inch tall mother rise up set a racist teacher straight.
Her youth as the daughter of local civil rights workers included seeing crosses burned in her family’s front yard and being told she wasn’t welcome in her neighborhood and that the KKK was going to get her.
Despite that and the challenges she fast afterwards — a ten year battle to get launch her former radio station included — Hawes-Saunders says she remains an optimist.
Had Happened Was podcast host Amelia Robinson walked down memory lane with the local radio pioneer for a lively episode of the podcast filled with laughter and the advice Hawes-Saunders, now the CEO of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, said helped transform her from a naive girl to a strong woman.
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One of Ro Nita Hawes-Saunders’ earliest memories is watching her 4-foot 11-inch tall mother rise up set a racist teacher straight.
Her youth as the daughter of local civil rights workers included seeing crosses burned in her family’s front yard and being told she wasn’t welcome in her neighborhood and that the KKK was going to get her.
Despite that and the challenges she fast afterwards — a ten year battle to get launch her former radio station included — Hawes-Saunders says she remains an optimist.
Had Happened Was podcast host Amelia Robinson walked down memory lane with the local radio pioneer for a lively episode of the podcast filled with laughter and the advice Hawes-Saunders, now the CEO of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, said helped transform her from a naive girl to a strong woman.