By Maddy Murret (Class of 2018) and Katie Kitchen (Class of 2019) When the book What Love Can Do was first assigned, all ten of the students in the class were hesitant and slightly irritated that we had another book to read for school. We moaned and groaned as we wrote when each section of chapters was due in our assignment pads, but little did we realize the impact of the book would have on us. Attending an all-girls Catholic school, we have been taught the meaning of love and what God has to offer, yet we rarely appreciate everything He was given us. This book opened our eyes to see the true meaning behind what love can do if we allow our hearts to receive it. After all, love has the power to heal the ongoing effects of racism and inequality which was caused by slavery. We all adored this book, and we knew that it needed more recognition. We were blessed to have the editor of the book, Mrs. Gayle Nolan, visit our class where she discussed her dream of having the book more known throughout the world. As a class, we then decided to develop her dreams and make them a reality. We decided to create a project called ‘The What Love Can Do Project’ in an attempt to recognize her hard work along with this as-yet unheard voice of slavery and healing in our hometown of New Orleans. We hope through this website that we can accomplish Mrs. Nolan’s vision and have the world read about what love can do in a community and in each person.
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