 SoulPlay Tribute for Fred Rogers!
Laurie Story Audio Tribute (1:53) & Silence for Mr. Rogers
 For the inspiration of Fred Rogers, we give thanks!
Accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1997 Emmys, Fred Rogers looked out over the star-studded audience and said: "All of us have special ones who have loved us into being. Would you just take, along with me, 10 seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are? Ten seconds of silence. I'll watch the time." Whenever he spoke, he would ask for the same 10-60 seconds of silence to remember those who helped each one in the audience become who they are ...
We so fondly remember you Fred Rogers with grateful hearts.
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 SoulPlay Tribute for George Washington Carver!
Laurie Story & Jeremiah Audio Tribute (2:57) to George Washington Carver!
Here's a YouTube video featuring a much younger Jeremiah
speaking about George Washington Carver:
Runs 2:14
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SoulPlay Tribute for the life, legacy & message of Martin Luther King Jr Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative
altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Our tribute to Dr. King is teen talent Josh Lewis
reciting Dr. Kings famous "I Have A Dream" Speech
Runs 3:36
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SoulPlay Tribute for freedom fighter Ida B. Wells!
The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator
to compare with the press. ~ Ida B Wells-Barnett
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Youth Talent Video ~ Runs 5:41
A YouTube Tribute to Ida B. Wells by the young ladies
of 'Imagine Our Ancestors', Duafe History Club
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SoulPlay Tribute for the Conductor of the Underground Railroad;
The One Who Braved Freeing Slaves: Harriet Tubman
 The Legacy Of Harriet Tubman ~ Runs 3:22
Gwendolyn Briley Strand ~ The Chosen One
Be sure to catch our SoulPlay Storytelling PlayShop with Luisah Teish
on the Underground & Overground Railroads!
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SoulPlay Tribute for Mahatma Gandhi! 
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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SoulPlay Tribute for Wangari Maathai! 
It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference.
My little thing is planting trees. ~ Wangari Maathai
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SoulPlay Tribute dedicated to the Dalai Lama who shows us the way
to live kindness and compassion every day!
 My religion is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama
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SoulPlay Tribute for Mother Teresa who gave the world so much Love!
Good works are links that form a chain of love. ~ Mother Teresa
 We honor her for her tireless service and ask ...
How much did she play? Enough? If not, was that ok?!
To You Who Gave
Mother Teresa who gave to the poor ...
did you ever wonder what it was all for?
When you listened to your heart, was it always true?
And in your endless giving, who gave to you?
In your selfless living, did you feel the grace?
Were you filled with the same mercy that you gave?
Did you ever soak in a warm bubble bath?
Did you have a good friend that made you laugh?
Were there arms to hold you? A voice in your ear?
Did anyone speak to your doubt and fear?
Were you blessed with at least one comforting friend;
someone you could trust in and forever depend?
Beautiful Mother Teresa, you ministered to us all,
even if your faith faltered, you answered the call.
And if you ever wondered what it was all for,
know now that your love, loves you back ever more.
~ Laurie Story
Visit our Tribute Page to Mother Theresa at New Thought Families!
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 SoulPlay Tribute for Frederick Douglas!
Frederick Douglass sought to embody
three keys for success in life:
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. ~ Frederick Douglas
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SoulPlay Tribute is to Rosa Parks!
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free...
so other people would be also free.~ Rosa Parks
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SoulPlay Tribute for Dr. Seuss! 
Laurie Story was greatly influenced by the writing & art of Dr. Seuss ~
check out her Laurie StorEBooks in the Leaping Literacy Library!
Thank you Theodore Geisel!
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SoulPlay dedicated to the lives of Myra Rose & Faith Petric
Both of these ladies had a personal impact on Jeremiah and I as well as the larger community.
Myra Rose died at age 101. Here's a song Laurie Story wrote based on Myra's life ~
sung by Jeremiah & LaurieStory. MP3 of the Song Here!
Faith Petric was the matriarch of the San Francisco Music Club
and was noted as the "Fort Knox of Folk Music" for the
incredible amount of songs she knew. She died at age 98.
Below are a few videos we took when she was 92 ~ woo hoo!
Faith Singing "I Wanna Be A Dog":
Faith Singing "Sing Along"
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Last Day Of Camp Tribute was to the
SoulPlay Camp Counselors Visit Them All!
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