Julia Hare
San Francisco, California, United States
Dr. Julia Hare is widely regarded as one of the most dynamic motivational speakers to ever grace major podiums everywhere. Now retired, her legacy is being preserved in several ways under development. We welcome your involvement to ensure her voice remains loud and heard. -The Hare Project
Currently, Dr.Julia Hare suffers with Alzheimer’s, and struggles with a day to day battle against the odds of livelihood and happiness in her own home . Her fight for survival includes staying out ofinstitutionalized care which oft cripples, rather than improves the lives ofits clients. A “firebrand” coined “Lady Malcolm X“, Dr. Julia Hare is a voice we will continue in our efforts to ensure it is loud and heard. To support her struggle to survive this journey with Alzheimer’s visit www.gofundme.com/let-her-be-free
At the Congressional Black Caucus's 27th Annual Legislative Conference chaired by Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Dr. Hare was one of three speakers invited to address the Caucus's kickoff National Town Hall Meeting on Leadership Dimensions for the New Millennium.
Her work has brought her many accolades and honors, including Educator of the Year for Washington, D.C. by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the World Book Encyclopedia in coordination with American University; the Abe Lincoln Award for Outstanding Broadcasting, the Carter G. Woodson Education Award; the Marcus and Amy Garvey Award; the Association of Black Social Workers Harambee Award, Third World Publishers' Twentieth Anniversary Builders Award; Professional of the Year from "Dollars and Sense" magazine; Scholar of the Year from the Association of African Historians; Lifetime Achievement Award from the international Black Writers and Artists Union; as well as a presidential citation from the national Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. Dr. Hare has also been inducted into the Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame.