Michelle Petties

Joined September 2020

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We all have unique stories that lead us. I speak to organizations, large and small, sharing unique perspectives and my story of hope, healing, and triumph. Need an engaging, thought-provoking, and transformative speaker? Ping me.

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CREME DE LA CREME. Runner-Up in Summer Camp Challenge.
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH ICE CREAM began in Compton, California in the summer of 1962. I was four years old and was staying with my Aunt Baby Doll. We lived on Poplar Street.
By Michelle Petties4 years ago in Families
I AM BRAND NEW NOW
“Randy, This letter is to inform you of my intention to resign from my position as Senior Account Executive with Maryland Public Television. This will be effective five weeks from today on May 28, 2021.”
By Michelle Petties5 years ago in Motivation
LUNCHROOM MISERY
Usually when you see images of the first Black children to integrate America’s public schools in the 1950s and 60s, they show the Black kids being escorted by Federal Agents or U.S. soldiers to all-White schools as angry White mobs protest their presence.
By Michelle Petties5 years ago in Humans
FAMILY HEIRLOOM
Not long before my first day of kindergarten, my grandmother took my measurements. She measured me around my little chest and around my little waist and my little hips. She measured the length from my shoulder to my knees and from shoulder to shoulder.
By Michelle Petties5 years ago in Lifehack
BIG BONED and BLUE. Top Story - May 2021.
When students get weighed in school, it’s supposed to be done in private to spare the children any sort of embarrassment. That’s according to CDC guidelines on how schools should collect student weight data.
By Michelle Petties5 years ago in Confessions
ADKISSON ADVENTURE
OF ALL THE THINGS I USED TO DO WITH MY MOTHER whenever she came to visit us in Marshall, Texas, my all-time favorite was when we’d both slip off to the local fabric stores for a few hours.
By Michelle Petties5 years ago in Families
GROWING UP ON THE 'COLORED' SIDE OF THE BORDER
Marshall, Texas is known by several names that reflect its rich culture and heritage – everything from the "Pottery Capital of the World" to the birthplace of Boogie Woogie.
By Michelle Petties5 years ago in Wander
OF FRUITCAKES, FAMILY AND FORGIVENESS
OF ALL MY FAMILY’S HOLIDAY TRADITIONS, the one I enjoy most is when my sister and I get together to bake fruitcake cookies and send them out as gifts.
By Michelle Petties5 years ago in Feast
The Cake is in the Mail. First Place in Food for the Soul Challenge.
LIKE MANY YOUNG CHILDREN, I grew up with a great love for the things my mother used to bake. The difference was I didn’t grow up with my mother.
By Michelle Petties5 years ago in Feast

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CREME DE LA CREME. Runner-Up in Summer Camp Challenge.

I AM BRAND NEW NOW

LUNCHROOM MISERY

FAMILY HEIRLOOM

BIG BONED and BLUE. Top Story - May 2021.

ADKISSON ADVENTURE

GROWING UP ON THE 'COLORED' SIDE OF THE BORDER

OF FRUITCAKES, FAMILY AND FORGIVENESS

The Cake is in the Mail. First Place in Food for the Soul Challenge.

Achievements (2)