{"id":7119,"date":"2026-02-17T13:56:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=7119"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:48:38","slug":"honoring-the-past-and-stepping-boldly-toward-the-future","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/news\/honoring-the-past-and-stepping-boldly-toward-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Honrando el pasado, avanzando con valent\u00eda hacia el futuro"},"template":"","class_list":["post-7119","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","topic-diversity-equity-and-inclusion"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":"","abstract":"","program_theme":[132],"topic":[170]},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_news_event_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_news_event_hero":{"":null,"heading":"","summary":"","image":2757}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7134 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/058-2025-600x200-rebranded-newsletter-headers-dr-hudson-desk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"833\" \/>\r\n\r\nEl Mes de la Historia Negra es mucho m\u00e1s que un momento para mirar atr\u00e1s. Es un momento para reflexionar sobre nuestra compleja historia estadounidense y preguntarnos c\u00f3mo las lecciones del pasado pueden guiarnos a trav\u00e9s de los retos actuales y hacia un futuro m\u00e1s brillante. La historia negra es una historia de visi\u00f3n bajo presi\u00f3n. De defender nuestros valores m\u00e1s profundos. De liderazgo valiente arraigado en la resiliencia. De progreso logrado a trav\u00e9s del activismo comunitario. De amor a trav\u00e9s de la acci\u00f3n intencional.\r\n\r\nEn este Mes de la Historia Afroamericana, esa verdad resuena especialmente al reflexionar sobre la vida y el legado del reverendo Jesse Jackson. Durante d\u00e9cadas, desafi\u00f3 a este pa\u00eds a estar a la altura de sus ideales, organizando, defendiendo y hablando con claridad moral en momentos en los que habr\u00eda sido m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil guardar silencio. Su liderazgo nos recuerda que el progreso se construye a trav\u00e9s de la persistencia, la acci\u00f3n colectiva y la creencia inquebrantable de que el futuro puede ser mejor que el presente.\r\n\r\nSu vida se suma a la de innumerables personas que dieron forma a esta naci\u00f3n. Desde los luchadores por la libertad que abrieron caminos a trav\u00e9s de la oscuridad hacia la posibilidad, hasta los educadores que ense\u00f1aron incluso cuando la ense\u00f1anza estaba prohibida, pasando por los organizadores que utilizaron la acci\u00f3n colectiva para impulsar sistemas enteros hacia la justicia, su futuro se construy\u00f3 sobre los hombros de aquellos que se negaron a aceptar el mundo tal y como era, y se comprometieron con lo que podr\u00eda ser.\r\n\r\nEsto no es solo historia negra, es historia estadounidense, una parte integral de la historia de Estados Unidos que ayud\u00f3 a dar forma y fortalecer a nuestro pa\u00eds, y que sigue guiando el camino a seguir. Vivimos en una \u00e9poca que exige valent\u00eda y convicci\u00f3n. Los hogares ALICE (con activos limitados, ingresos restringidos y empleo) est\u00e1n navegando por el estr\u00e9s implacable de las crecientes presiones financieras y la incertidumbre econ\u00f3mica. Las comunidades buscan sistemas que funcionen mejor y sean m\u00e1s justos. Y una vez m\u00e1s, como la historia ha demostrado a menudo, la cuesti\u00f3n que se nos plantea no es si existen retos, sino c\u00f3mo vamos a enfrentarnos a ellos. El viaje de los afroamericanos a lo largo de la historia de nuestra naci\u00f3n nos conecta a todos, independientemente de nuestro origen o etnia. Tambi\u00e9n nos ofrece una gu\u00eda para nuestro futuro com\u00fan.\r\n\r\nNos ense\u00f1a a invertir en programas y en personas, a construir alianzas y no muros, a medir el \u00e9xito no solo por el crecimiento, sino por qui\u00e9nes se benefician de \u00e9l. Nos recuerda que el progreso duradero proviene de alinear nuestra visi\u00f3n y nuestras acciones con nuestros valores e integridad. Depende de nosotros honrar a nuestros antepasados no solo con el recuerdo, sino con resultados que ampl\u00eden las oportunidades, fortalezcan la estabilidad y creen caminos hacia la prosperidad para cada generaci\u00f3n futura.\r\n\r\nEn este Mes de la Historia Negra, les pido que se unan a m\u00ed para reflexionar con gratitud, pero tambi\u00e9n para avanzar con determinaci\u00f3n. Como sol\u00eda decir el expresidente Barack Obama, parafraseando una famosa cita del Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: \u201cEl arco del universo moral es largo, pero se inclina hacia la justicia. Excepto que no se inclina por s\u00ed solo, se inclina porque lo empujamos en la direcci\u00f3n de la justicia\u201d. Lo que me mantiene esperanzado en momentos como estos es estar rodeado de personas que est\u00e1n haciendo precisamente eso. A medida que avanzamos, depende de nosotros extraer la sabidur\u00eda de nuestro pasado y aplicarla con valent\u00eda al trabajo que tenemos por delante. Debemos comprometernos, juntos, a construir un futuro digno de la historia que nos ha tra\u00eddo hasta aqu\u00ed. 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