Welcome to Karen Hunter's awesome. I'm Karen Hunter. And all this month, we're going to be

celebrating, uplifting, examining the power of women. And today I want to talk about Viola Luzzo. Yes, I have been

mispronouncing her name for a while. I had the pleasure of interviewing her son on Sirius XM.

And I kept bumping into her over the years. Had not known who she was. I grew up, of course,

when you read about or watch eyes on the prize or any not known who she was. I grew up, of course, when you read about or watch

eyes on the prize or any kind of civil rights movement era documentaries, you may hear the name

Goodman Cheney and Schwerner. But I ran into Viola Luzzo in my 30s, and I was like, why isn't she somebody that's a household name? And I realized it's

because what she did, what she did was probably an affront to the preservation of what we call

white nationalism. Because this woman, a mother of five, got off her couch,

went down to Selma, Alabama, and helped people register to vote and fight for their rights.

I think about today, and this is why it's poignant, and I'm going to share with you some thoughts that I've had previously, but I just wanted to take some time to celebrate and also encourage you.

If you're listening right now and you're not a woman, please take this advice. When things are wrong, it is your responsibility as your duty as a human being to say something.

We may not all be in a position to do something, but you can't be silent.

You can't ignore it because your silence becomes confirmation that whatever is happening is correct.

And if in your spirit you know something is wrong and you don't stand up, you are

participating in the wrong. Viola Lozo, and I keep, I don't know that you messes me up. Her name is

spelled L-I-U-Z-O. Viola F-A-U-E-R-Luzzo, born April 11, 1925. She died. She was brutally murdered. She was shot in the head on March 25th

this month, 1965. I wasn't born yet, but this woman's legacy will forever propel me to every day,

never be silent, always speak out against what's wrong. So she got off her couch, left her five children in

Detroit, which some people may, you know, judge a woman in the 1960s. Women could not get a credit card

or buy a home without a man when she made transition. But she had enough agency because this is,

no matter what society tells you about

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