This is one of the first stories I heard on NPR this morning as I was driving to work, and for some reason, I didn't really think that it applied to my "people who embody ubuntu" theme, perhaps because Dr Kenney lived so long ago- it's not really a story about someone today. But the more I read about him, the more I think that stories like his are important to remember. I was particularly struck by the granddaughter's last phrase: ""Our grandfather, who was the son of ex-slaves — if he can do what he did with nothing, what is our excuse?"
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/25/134048252/StoryCorps
And here is more information about him and his hospital:
http://www.oldnewark.com/hospitals/kenney.htm
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