A Life Remembered
The Beginning Of A Legacy
Every story begins somewhere — and this one begins with women whose strength, grace, and vision laid the foundation for everything that followed.
Founder’s Message
"I am Danita Allen,"
I have worked in Education, serving at-risk youth across the Chicago area for over 25 years. I have lost countless students to gun violence, so many I have stopped counting. I have even witnessed students murdered right in front of me.
No class or degree prepares Educators for the things taking place with our children/students. We still need to be present in the classroom at times when all we want to do is cry from all the things we see and hear everyday in our buildings. We are with our children/students for the majority of each day and sometimes on Saturday & Sundays. We are constantly swiping our personal credit cards to purchase items for our students and their siblings.
But the reward for us adults comes when they walk across that commencement stage proudly saying their names and stating what their postsecondary plans are. You think about which college they are attending in the fall as you are simultaneously praying that they make it through each summer so they can actually get to college and eventually graduate with a degree.
I wanted to create a program to celebrate Educators while providing scholarships to our children. I realized in order to make sure our children are successful you have to make sure the teachers’ mindset is healthy.
Every quarter I will be celebrating Teachers through free Meet & Greet events. Growing up in Education I loved organizing art & music projects while being in the community. We called these our “Family Gatherings”. We are going to host free quarterly “Family Gatherings” for teachers because you are the quintessential foundation of all our existence!
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Doretta Allen. My First Teachers.
“To truly serve our children, we must first uplift the hearts and minds of the teachers who carry them every day.”
— Danita Allen, Founder of Sunni’s House, Inc.
Loving Legacy
Meet Dr. Margaret Sunni Williams
Dr. Margaret Sunni Morris Williams was an Educator for over 45 years. She worked with “Youth at Risk” for over 10yrs and was certified as an Emotional Trauma Specialist and Suicide Prevention Specilist.
She created the Live Well Reconnection Program to help students reconnect to their true selves and reach their highest potential. Dr. Sunni was a Naturopath, Licensed Ecclesiastical Holistic Practitioner, Board Certified Holistic Practitioner and Functional Medicine Practitioner. In addition, she was a licensed and ordained minister with certifications in Energy Medicine.
Dr. Sunni traveled the world with her students visiting countless colleges and universities. She created a program titled Finding Hope when..
dealing Depression, Incarceration, and Suicidal thoughts. She took those students on an Underground Railroad Study Trip to retrace the steps of Harriet Tubman from Chicago to Detroit, Michigan to freedom in Niagara Falls, Canada.
She wanted young people to understand that life’s struggle is something we all deal with but that those troubles don’t last always. She was consistently there for her students and colleagues encouraging them and letting them know that the things you are going through are only temporary that “This Too Shall Pass”.
She brought a joy and laughter to the classrooms for all teachers and students. This explains why so many students were present at her funeral. She was always ready to fight for our children which is why I am so motivated to continue that fight for our students as well as our teachers!
Sunni’s Legacy
Finding Hope
Loving Legacy
Meet Millie Cruzat
Millie changed the look of the dance community. She gave poor little brown and black girls the self esteem to make all things possible. She taught you how to walk into a room with your head held high demanding respect from all. She was a force and light that could not be changed or deemed. She gave me the courage to step out on faith and I have never looked back since.
Millie I thank you for clapping your hands telling me to wake up and saying you are stronger than this moment!
“My way of life...I chose the way I wanted to live. I had my own solutions at an early age about being myself! Learning to appreciate life more as I got older. Taking the trials and the triumphs of life, in equal and in full measure. I lived in joy, I lived in passion and I lived to share.” -Millie Cruzat
Millie’s Love for Life
Celebration of Millie’s Life
"Every reader becomes part of the legacy. Thank you for being one of them."
We Are Stronger Than This Moment
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