After the final episode of The West Wing aired, my brother in Texas called me asking, “Are you crying?” “Yes.” “Me, too,” he added. We had both enjoyed the TV show about an imaginary President of the United States of America fighting for righteous causes. It says a lot about our nation that the next TV series about a President — Scandal — showcased an administration characterized by deceit and trickery. My heroes have always been the men and women who shaped our nation from its birth. They are the courageous individuals, who, despite the odds, helped turn the nation’s arc in the right direction.  John Lewis, Lincoln, Dr. King, and the Suffragettes are just a few. Heroes are leaders in my book – recognizing what needs to be done and stepping into the fray to get it done. Some lead from behind,…