Joyce Beatty tweeted the following:
"Happy Birthday @RubyBridges! Your courage as the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School and your continued activism are an inspiration to me and to our entire nation."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Joyce Beatty:
"September is Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month. #PAD starts as mild foot or leg pain, but can end in amputation, so early detection is vital. Take a moment today to learn more about PAD, and its disproportionate impact on communities of color. #CBCxPAD"Read on Twitter
"I refuse to sit on the sidelines as more and more Americans fall victim to gun violence. We will continue to fight to make universal background checks, an assault weapons ban, and other bipartisan, common-sense provision the law of the land. #EndGunViolence" on Sept. 7Read on Twitter