is so obvious we have to honor some of our ancestors on whose shoulders we stand, women like harriet tubman who led slavets out of slavery even at the point of a rifle, a strong african american woman who instilled the self-respect and self-esteem in the african -american community that has helped us survive all kinds of tragedies in our community. joe journer, who was engaged heavily in the women's right to vote movement in the suffrage movement and haber in mississippi who fought for the right to vote and rosa parks who fought to end the segregation in the south on accommodation and moving through history, people like walker, first millionaire. so many people, i could just go on and on, naming women in business and entertainment, oprah winfrey to our very own first lady, our own great michelle robinson obama. but i think such a tribute would not be complete if we did not recognize some of the people who are unknown to people, some of the unsung heroes within our own community. and i'm thinking of such a woman right now, a woman named velva lee phillips. she lived in milwaukee, wisconsin a