05/19/2025
Last week, I had the absolute pleasure of visiting Columbus Afrocentric Early College to deliver our Unstoppable 100 gift basket to an extraordinary woman—Ms. Chiquita N. Toure, affectionately known as “His Excavator.”
As a veteran educator and librarian of nearly 30 years, Ms. Toure has dedicated her life to empowering students through storytelling, literacy, and truth-telling. From teaching ELA to leading poetry teams and book clubs, her impact goes far beyond the classroom. She equips students not only with research skills but with the confidence to write their lives and see themselves in the pages they read.
Her work as a collaborator, curator, and culture broker has earned her numerous grants and accolades—including the prestigious Helen Jenkins Davis Award in 2018 for her commitment to social justice in Columbus City Schools.
It was such an honor to recognize and celebrate a woman who continues to carve out safe spaces for students to express, explore, and evolve. Thank you, Ms. Toure, for being a true role model and an unstoppable force in education and advocacy. We can’t wait to
Have our Unstoppable100 Coffee table book on your Bookshelf soon💕
