07/06/2026
At HueLife, we often see how powerful change starts with the questions we choose to ask together.
Who we honor, who we remember, and whose stories we elevate shape how we understand leadership, responsibility, and progress today.
This reflection is not only about history, but also about how we, as communities, continue to co-create the future we want to live in.
If Mount Rushmore were created today, whose four faces would you choose to represent the last 100 years of American history?
This Fourth of July weekend, we celebrated the founding of the United States and the bold ideas that shaped this country: liberty, self-government, and the belief that people should have a voice in shaping their future.
We honor the Founding Fathers who imagined a new form of government and took extraordinary risks to bring that vision to life.
But the American story did not end with them.
For nearly 250 years, generations of people have worked, struggled, sacrificed, created, served, protested, led movements, and sometimes given their lives to expand the promise of freedom to more people.
People who fought to end slavery.
People who secured voting rights for women.
People who challenged segregation and expanded civil rights.
People who built businesses, schools, communities, institutions, and movements.
Immigrants who came here seeking freedom and opportunity and helped build the country they chose to call home.
Members of our military and public servants who protected democratic institutions and the freedoms we sometimes take for granted.
Scientists, artists, educators, community leaders, and ordinary citizens who helped America continue becoming what its founding ideals promised it could be.
So, this weekend, we find ourselves wondering:
If we were creating Mount Rushmore today, whose four faces would belong there?
Who are the people who expanded freedom, strengthened democracy, created opportunity, and helped generations of Americans live more fully into the promise of this country?
We have been thinking about our four. But before sharing them, we would love to hear yours.
Whose faces would you carve on Mount Rushmore today, and why?
Perhaps our choices will tell us something important about the kind of country we are grateful for, the people whose shoulders we stand upon, and the future we still hope to build together.
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