{"id":10294,"date":"2023-02-20T15:26:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T20:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=10294"},"modified":"2023-04-20T14:04:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:04:58","slug":"eckerd-college-alumna-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/eckerd-college-alumna-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd College alumna and politician talks to students about transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extraa-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] [vc_column_text]\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10294-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/68852180\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-3-18%2F30f2c1aa-bfd7-4516-f06e-e87d6633d97e.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/68852180\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-3-18%2F30f2c1aa-bfd7-4516-f06e-e87d6633d97e.mp3\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/68852180\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-3-18%2F30f2c1aa-bfd7-4516-f06e-e87d6633d97e.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;16&#8243;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;10299&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; animation_easing=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>LaRuby May \u201997 speaks to Eckerd students during her visit in February. 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As one of a few people of color on campus in the \u201990s, she admitted to feeling isolated, turning to clubs like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ecafrosociety\/?hl=en\">Afro American Society<\/a> for support and encouragement. But May said that experience was instrumental in her life. \u201cMy lived experience at Eckerd was part of the transformation I needed for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the evening event, May shared her experiences and how they changed her perspective and inspired personal action. 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Furthermore, she wanted students to know they can power their own transformation. \u201cThe greatest part of change is knowing change will come from your own desires.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the most life-changing events in May\u2019s life was the death and subsequent legal case of Stormiyah Denson-Jackson, a 12-year-old girl in her neighborhood with whom May had become close. Denson-Jackson\u2019s family sued the child\u2019s D.C. boarding school under charges of wrongful death, with May leading the charge as the family\u2019s lawyer. The damages, however, for Denson-Jackson\u2019s life were significantly undervalued because of her race and gender, an injustice allowed by law in every state but California. May began a campaign to change this law, and in July 2020, fellow D.C. Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White proposed Bill 23-0837, an amendment that would prohibit the reduction of damages based on race, ethnicity or gender. 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