Another example of the worth of knowing your community's history: Fannye Ponder

We've mentioned before the importance we place on knowing about the community's past. So when we saw the article in The Weekly Challenger about the ribbon cutting for the reopening of the Fannye Ayer Ponder Council House, we knew we had to mention it. In the 1930s, Fannye was a protégé of Dr. Mary McCloud Bethune, the legendary Florida educator, and it was through Dr. Bethune's inspiration that Fannye came back to St. Petersburg after a trip to Washington, D.C., and started the local chapter of the National Council of Negro Women. There's lots more to the story, so go ahead and read it.