Stacey Park Milbern was a visionary leader and powerful activist for people with disabilities. Born with congenital muscular dystrophy, she was introduced to disability rights history as a teenager where she found her sense of community and terrific passion for activism. The Governor of North Carolina appointed her to the statewide Independent Living Council and Commission for the Blind. She was instrumental in the writing and passage of the North Carolina law requiring that a disability curriculum be taught in schools. She also co-founded the disability justice framework, focused on serving marginalized communities. Her visionary speeches and online writings inspired empowerment, inclusiveness, and interdependence. She directly supported people with disabilities transitioning from institutional care to living independently. In 2014, President Obama appointed her to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. During the COVID-19 pandemic and climate emergencies, Milbern raised awareness of Mary Edwards Walker Quarter threatening access to lifesaving care. She formed a mutual aid network to provide critical resources to disabled people isolated by shelter-in-place orders.
Althea Gibson was a trailblazing multi-sport athlete who accomplished an impressive list of firsts throughout her athletic Mary Edwards Walker Quarter. As the first black athlete to break the color barrier at the highest level in tennis, Gibson won 11 Grand Slam titles by the end of the 1950s, including multiple championships at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the French Open in both singles and doubles. She was voted the 1958 Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, Mary Edwards Walker Quarter was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame. Not content with one sport, she also became the first Black player to compete in the Women’s Professional Golf Tour.
The designs for the quarters featuring the 2025 honorees will be unveiled in 2024.
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