{"id":4964,"date":"2022-02-15T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waters.com\/blog\/black-history-month-honoring-the-past-focusing-on-the-future\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T20:22:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T20:22:33","slug":"black-history-month-honoring-the-past-focusing-on-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waters.com\/blog\/black-history-month-honoring-the-past-focusing-on-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month: Honoring the Past, Focusing on the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Black History Month, we\u2019re having conversations with leaders about ways to honor the past by looking ahead to create a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had the honor of speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonpublicschools.org\/site\/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=13642&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=23652&amp;PageID=6431\">Dr. Lindsa McIntyre<\/a>, Secondary School Superintendent for Boston Public Schools, about our partnership and the role we all play in creating opportunities for underserved students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a conversation of reflection, inspiration, and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the full interview to hear what gives Dr. McIntyre hope for the future and how she honors Black History Month every day. Learn more about actions we are taking to create a brighter future through the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.waters.com\/stem-internship-education-exposure-experience\">Waters\u2019 STEM Internship Program<\/a> designed to bring education, exposure, and experience to underserved youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<!-- Start of Brightcove Player -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; min-width: 0px; max-width: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 56%; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<video-js\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"6297495123001\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-video-id=\"6297495123001\" data-account=\"1786731335\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"x5aEzLYoZ\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-usage=\"cms:WordPress:7.0:2.8.8:javascript\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" class=\"video-js\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcontrols   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/video-js>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1786731335\/x5aEzLYoZ_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- End of Brightcove Player -->\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In addition, our Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Jess Lee shares the voices that inspire her and how what\u2019s happening at Waters and in our community makes her hopeful.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<!-- Start of Brightcove Player -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; min-width: 0px; max-width: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 56%; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<video-js\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"6298482231001\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-video-id=\"6298482231001\" data-account=\"1786731335\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"x5aEzLYoZ\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-usage=\"cms:WordPress:7.0:2.8.8:javascript\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" class=\"video-js\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcontrols   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/video-js>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1786731335\/x5aEzLYoZ_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- End of Brightcove Player -->\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Later this month, we will profile Dorothy Phillips\u2019 trailblazing educational journey, as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2020\/09\/25\/vanderbilt-trailblazer-dorothy-phillips-receives-lifetime-achievement-award\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">first African American woman to receive an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in 1967, that led to her nearly thirty-year career at Waters. 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