Respect our Elders

The teller in this episode was born in 1925.  She is a Black woman from Chicago who is telling it like it is. She gives advice to Black parents and tells her secret about staying young.

Lavilia Ray

• Born in Chicago in 1925
• She has 9 siblings all have passed but one
• father died when she was 13 years old
• She helped out with the family business
• She attended High School but didn’t go to college

M Luther King Jr.

• She doesn’t remember any big changes after the movement

– Today’s Black Young

• kids don’t respect their parents
• Spank them is her advice.

How do you look this good at 94? What’s your secret?

• Bowling
• Line dancing
• Yoga
• Staying busy