The first time I heard of Dr. Camara Jones was about two years ago in my intro to Public Health class at the College of Charleston. I remembered watching Dr. Jones give her TedTalks on four allegories on race and racism which she called the Gardener’s Tale. Being a sophomore at the time, a lot of what I learned about Dr. Jones work truly had a profound impact on me. But of course like most sophomores, you learn about someone great in the classroom and then once you leave you forget all about their work and their mission and passion and their impact on society. Although, I forgot her name…{side note} which I’m doing a lot better with nowadays, thanks to Dr. Valois suggested read of Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People, I never