In 2014, the woman who helped raise me, Mrs. Auline Scott died and was buried in Pike County, Mississippi. I was honored to be one of her pall bearers at the funeral and then even more highly honored when the local paper asked me to write a tribute for Black History Month because they had chosen her to be the person in the spotlight. A year later I still grieve her loss as do her children and frankly anyone who knew her. I posted a photo of us when I was about two years old and it got more likes than any other Facebook post I've done - not because of me but because of so many people affirming her power in their lives. I was asked to reproduce the article I wrote and it follows below the photos... Black History Month – Auline Scott Bill Gardner Black History Month according to Wikipedia is, “an annual observance for remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora.” Traditionally this newspaper and others have chosen p