Memphis State Eight: Bertha Rogers Looney’s Story and Legacy

Bertha Rogers Looney helped integrate Memphis State University as a member of the Memphis State Eight. In this conversation, she shares her story, her resilience and the legacy that changed what was possible for generations of students who followed. Invite Summer Owens to speak about resilience, history and making your mark: https://summerowens.com/contact/ Hire resilience expert Summer Owens for a keynote, training, consulting engagement, or facilitated conversation: https://summerowens.com/contact/ In S.O. What! Success Stories, Summer Owens goes beyond the guest biography to identify practical lessons in resilience, leadership, decision-making, purpose, and moving forward. She connects each conversation to the S.O. What! Success System: acknowledge what happened, refuse to be controlled by excuses, and decide what happens next. Episode 1 Bertha Rogers Looney S.O. What! Success Story An honor graduate of Hamilton High School, Bertha Rogers Looney enrolled in then Memphis State University in September 1959. Mrs. Looney and the seven other African Americans who desegregated Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) in 1959 became known as the Memphis State Eight. The Memphis State 8 Eleanor Gandy, Sammie Burnett Johnson, Marvis Kneeland Jones, Bertha Rogers Looney, Rose Blakney Love, Luther McClellan, Ralph Prater and John Simpson Additional references https://www.highgroundnews.com/featur... https://www.memphis.edu/uofmmagazine/... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #motivationalvideo #resilience #successstory #motivation #motivationalspeaker #interviews #story #success #bestmoments #life #beststory #storytime #storyofmylife #storyofsuccess #interviews #interestingfacts #motivationalvideos #SummerOwens #BerthaRogersLooney ABOUT SUMMER OWENS Summer Owens is an award-winning resilience expert, keynote speaker, trainer, consultant, author, and creator of the S.O. What! Mindset and S.O. What! Success System. Through real talk, powerful stories, and practical strategies, Summer empowers organizations, leaders, teams, educators, youth-serving professionals, and individuals to strengthen resilience, confidence, leadership, accountability, and essential life skills. Saying “S.O. What!” means acknowledging the challenge and choosing to focus on the solution instead of remaining stuck in the problem. Hire Summer Owens to speak, train, or consult: https://summerowens.com/contact/