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By Willie Brown
Recently, I read about a remarkable woman. It moved me so much that I had to include it here in honor of Mother’s Day.
Dr. Ebonee Gresham was once a homeless single mom of 6, living out of her car. But, then, it got worse. Seeing no way out of her poverty, she got involved with check fraud and, consequently, went to jail. Talk about having the odds stacked against you!
However, despite checking all the boxes for what some assume are impossible circumstances—being black, single, poor, homeless, and a woman with a felony and 6 mouths to feed—she endured.
What was it that moved Ebonee from hopeless to thriving? I believe it is the love she has for her children. There is something about a mother’s love that can survive the most dire of situations. We see it played out each day in movies and in real life. History has recorded cases where women of average or slight build found supernatural strength to lift cars in order to save their children. Under normal circumstances, this would not be humanly possible. But love, being a miracle, makes the impossible possible.
Today, Dr. Gresham is the Amazon best-selling author of “The Grit, The Grind & The Glory,” and an entrepreneur with a doctorate in nursing. She is now a wife and mother of 10 children and has been married for eight years, Having been where a lot of single women still are. She advocates for issues like domestic violence, single motherhood, and women’s empowerment. She has also been awarded the prestigious Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.
In honor of Mother’s Day, I’d like to thank all the moms out there for doing the hard work that is often overlooked by others. Putting in the hours, the work, the hustle, the prayers, pacing the floor, burning the midnight oil. These deeds, are no less heroic than some of the other achievements made by moms who came from rocky beginnings.
This Sunday, I’d like the moms of Inglewood to do something for me. Take a moment to reflect on the obstacles you have overcome as a mother. Take the moments in. Let people fuss over you a bit. Wear your “cape” proudly.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Superheroes (Mothers) out there.
