Barbara Hillary:First Black Woman to Ski to the North Pole

Posted on May 15, 2007

But get this: she’s a 75 year old cancer-surviving retiree.

And she raised the money for her trip herself after being denied funding from the Coalition of One Hundred Black Women and Ebony magazine, and being told by New York City Mayor Bloomberg to go sit down somewhere (paraphrased).

This is certainly not a woman pining away the time, reminiscing about how it used to be, or longing for bygone days that can’t be recaptured.

She didn’t forgo making the trip because she struggled to raise the $21,000 it cost for the expedition. Funding requests to the Coalition of One Hundred Black Women and Ebony magazine fell on deaf ears. Too bad they can’t say they backed her, now that she’s made history.

New York City Mayor Bloomberg sent a form letter telling her the benefits of senior centers. They should be embarrassed. As Ms. Hillary asked, what good would a senior center do at the North Pole?

A major illness would keep most people from pursuing such a venture. That’s the point, though: Ms. Hillary is no ordinary woman.

Cross Country Skiing

Skiing. Skiing.

Doggone it, Ms. Barbara Hillary has now been added to my list of heroes. Go’n girl and do it big!

Didn’t let those haters get you down. Lady, if you decide to go down to the South Pole too, let me know! I’ll throw in, like, 50 bucks for ya…

Story found on Stereohyped.com
Quote from: Toledo Blade

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