Even City Gardens Develop Deep Roots! By: Tara L. Eastman March 14th, 2012 On my way to work on a sunny, late-summer morning, I was sitting at a red light and saw something quite unusual growing in the front lawn of a city apartment building. People usually beautify their yards and homes with flowers, climbing vines and gnome [...]
Portrait of African American Writer and Poet: Alice Walker By Myckelle Williams 01/15/2012 “If I could live as a tree, as the river, as the moon, as the sun, as the star as the earth, as a rock, I would…writing permits me to experience life as any number of strange creations.”~ Alice Walker, 1983. Alice Walker, is a [...]
A Recipe for Change By Kairis Joy Colter Burt 01/01/2013 The only difference between you and “them” are the choices you have never had to make. Imagine prostitution being the only means you have for providing breakfast for your 4 year-old on the days he’s not in school; a 24-hour gas station bathroom being the only place available to [...]
Our Family’s Tradition with Operation Christmas Child By Aileen Hamilton In the Hamilton home, our children start to become especially excited about Christmas time as early as October. This year their wish lists were created before Halloween! We are one of the few families that has their tree up in early November. Now, I’ve seen and heard what others have [...]
The Best Gift Yet By Karolyne Daudin 12/1/2012 Have our traditions trapped us outside of eternity? It’s seems that we’ve grown accustomed to celebrating holidays that it’s caused us to neglect every day. The very things that were made to draw us closer to love, thankfulness, and unity have provoked us to jealousy and created within us, division. I’ve seen [...]
From Homeless to Honor: Meet Starr Garrett By Keshia Smith 11/01/2012 Starr Garrett, 21, vividly remembers the day thirteen years ago when her family was kicked out of the house they were renting in Indianapolis. The young girl felt mostly confusion when her mother came home from work and started packing all of the family’s belongings. When she realized [...]
The Power of Mentorship by Tameka Williamson 10/10/2012 The year has definitely flown by. As we near the end of another year, we are coming to a time where I sit down and evaluate the events of the year – thinking about what went well, didn’t go so well, were my goals fulfilled, what I should do differently, and whether [...]
Learning to Become Part of the Solution By Donna M. Williams 8/1/2012“Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.” ~W. E. B. Du Bois “Go get an education! Go get an education! Go get an education! It was the mantra of my youth and of generations before me. [...]
Hosting a Back-To-School Party That Would Make the Grade By Aileen Hamilton 8/1/2012 At home, my son would tell me so much about his friends. What they played on the playground, and the things they did together in the classroom. It was clear to me that my son adored his friends and enjoyed their friendship. At the end of the year [...]
Dear Trayvon Spoken Word Poetry By Briana Danielle Williams With Grace, Briana Danielle Williams Briana Williams is an 18 year old college student that resides in Queens, New York and attends St. John’s University full time, where she studies Law. Briana is the co-founder of the Teen Chat Line L.I.V.E Ministries Bible Study, which airs by conference call line [...]
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