Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family

^{Daddy served on the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Today, annual fellowships are given in his honor, a fitting tribute to his life’s work in education.}

^{Courtesy of the Chancellor’s Office, California Community Colleges; photo by Sam Wood}

^{Gene Washington, best known as a former NFL wide receiver, remains one of my closest friends to this day.}

^{I have been blessed with a wonderful extended family, including (from left to right) Will Alston, my uncle Alto, my aunt Connie, my cousin Lativia, Aunt Gee, my stepbrother, Greg, and my stepmother, Clara.}

^{In 1992, Susan Ford Dorsey and I tapped several other community leaders and launched an after-school enrichment program for disadvantaged children in nearby East Palo Alto. We called it the Center for a New Generation, and it thrives today as a part of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.}

^{Courtesy of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula}

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Text copyright © 2010 by Condoleezza Rice

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