Legacy Talks w/ Dr. Shirley Knox Benton
Thu, Feb 19
|Zoom
Legacy Talks is a yearly conversation series created to honor and document the people who are still here, still working, still building, and still shaping our communities. We choose to recognize our living legacies now, while they can tell their own stories.
Time & Location
Feb 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
Zoom
About the event
The Legacy Talks project came to life after a conversation with our inaugural living legend, Dr. Opal Lee. That’s when it hit us, legacy needs to be documented, and it needs to come directly from those who lived it. In a world where history gets erased and AI replicates everything, we want to be the catalyst that ensures the truth comes straight from the voices who have lived it.
Big things are happening in Texas—and legacy is leading the way. On February 19, we proudly spotlight Dr. Shirley Knox Benton, a powerhouse educator, historian, and cultural guardian whose voice has shaped generations and preserved the truth of our collective story.
Dr. Benton represents the best of Texas leadership: rooted, brilliant, unapologetic, and forward-moving. As we gather for this Legacy Talk, we honor not only where we’ve been, but where we’re boldly going. Texas is producing visionaries, truth-tellers, and legacy builders,…