I question your editorial policy, which did not select Donnie Berry for front page news. The first black Pioneer Queen of Auburn Good Ol’ Days. This was an excellent opportunity to showcase Auburn’s unique cultural diversity.

Among her other activities, Donnie is secretary/treasurer of Auburn Morning Toastmasters and has earned the rank of Competent Communicator.

She will be a featured speaker during the Literary Adventures of Auburn Good Ol’ Days, held in the Auburn Avenue Theater, Saturday and Sunday.

She’ll join some of the areas most sought-after authors and poets. Donnie will take the stage on Saturday at 3 p.m. The title of her recital is, “I Am a Phenomenal Woman, and I Am Not Giving My Black Back.” A flash history of black culture.

– Gerald A. McBreen, chairman, Literary Adventures, Auburn Good Ol’ Days