This 9th day of Women’s History Month, I want to highlight a woman whose story perfectly illustrates the power of planting seeds that others later harvest. Her name is Mary Ellen Pleasant. If you have never heard her name before, you’re not alone. Yet historians often refer to her as “The Mother of Civil Rights in California.”

Born enslaved around 1818, Frederick Douglass was denied what slaveholders feared most: knowledge. He later wrote that slaveholders understood something dangerous: "Knowledge unfits a man to be a slave." So Douglass sowed anyway. He taught himself to read—illegally, quietly, persistently. Every letter learned was seed. Every word understood was resistance. Every sentence absorbed was preparation.

And for Black History Month—especially the 7th day, when we honor not only Black achievement but Black endurance, Black spirituality, Black complexity, and Black legacy—Bloodwynd is a perfect spotlight. Not because he’s the most famous hero. Not because he’s the easiest hero. But because he represents something many stories avoid: Power that answers to morality. Justice that isn’t performative. Judgment that isn’t casual.

Groundhog Day is built on a simple idea: If the groundhog sees its shadow, winter continues. If it doesn’t, spring is on the way. Whether or not the folklore is accurate, the symbolism is powerful. Some seasons repeat not because time is stuck—but because behavior hasn’t changed. We relive the same frustrations. The same setbacks. The same prayers. The same cycles. And often we wonder: Why am I still here?

Dr. King understood something deeply biblical: Change does not come from words alone—it comes from action, sacrifice, and service. And that is why today is called a Day of Service. Because service is not an accessory to faith. Service is a seed.

This week’s Tony’s Superhero Saturdays™ honors a different kind of superhero: those who stand against injustice. Protestors. Organizers. Advocates. Elders who marched before hashtags existed. Young people who refuse to inherit silence. Everyday citizens who decide that wrong is still wrong—even when the system says otherwise. These are heroes forged not by power, but by conviction.