Grace Butler

Grace Butler

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, and yet it continues to be the second leading cancer killer of men and women. I am a stage three, now 17-year survivor of colon cancer, and I never should have gotten it. I had good weight, ate well, exercised. I...
BarbaraRose Brooker

BarbaraRose Brooker

I am an author/teacher/speaker. My themes are ageism. I am the founder of the first AGE MARCH in history. The March is to celebrate age pride for ALL ages, race, sexuality, gender, and to end age discrimination. Ageism motivated me to become involved in this work....
Carmaletta Williams

Carmaletta Williams

I’m a retired college professor. I taught English and African-American Studies at Johnson County Community college for 28 years. These days, I am doing many of the artistic activities that I had little time to do when I was working full-time. For one, I am part...
Naomi Eisenberger

Naomi Eisenberger

I am the co-founder and executive director of The Good People Fund where I discover, mentor and financially support grassroots organizations that respond in creative ways to society’s most intractable problems. Together we focus on board development,...