BLUEPRINT TO EXCELLENCE: BEING, GROWING, RISING, SOARING


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Great-granddaughter of Booker T. Washington Releases Latest Book

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

CLAYTON, N.C., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush, great-granddaughter of Booker T. Washington, releases her fourth book, "Blueprint to Excellence: Being, Growing, Leading, Soaring" (BTE). She states, "I strive to follow in my great-grandfather's footsteps by accomplishing just a fraction of what he was able to achieve in his brief lifetime." She believes the privilege of being born into this lineage comes with an obligation to continue his legacy of uplifting others. She explains, "Since I first learned about the depth of his work, which unfortunately didn't happen until I was a young adult, I have been on a mission to keep his legacy alive and his name honored. I've also made it my life's purpose to encourage as many as I can to be, to grow, to rise, and to soar."

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  • CLAYTON, N.C., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Sarah Washington O'Neal Rush, great-granddaughter of Booker T. Washington, releases her fourth book, "Blueprint to Excellence: Being, Growing, Leading, Soaring" (BTE).
  • She believes the privilege of being born into this lineage comes with an obligation to continue his legacy of uplifting others.
  • The book was created to enhance the future of individuals, groups, and especially rising and aspiring leaders.
  • Booker T. Washington once said, "A man's position in life is not measured by the heights which he has attained, but by the depths from which he has come."