COVER STORY: Terrie Williams (A Personal Touch)
By Jean Nash Wells
Because of the way she personalizes the internal struggle many people face, whether they are in offices, the classrooms or their own living rooms. Terrie received 2,000 responses to that article.
A Shepherd's Corner - Reginald T. Jackson
By Rev. Jackson Pastor of St. Matthew A.M.E. Church, Orange, NJ
and Executive Director of the Black Ministers Council of New Jersey
There is no more challenging or immediate crisis that faces African Americans in this country, and specifically in New Jersey than the crisis that faces African American families. Name almost any problem that African Americans face and it is connected to the crisis we face with family. Family is the most important unit we have in this nation and state. Yet, among African Americans this most important unit is almost becoming obsolete as we used to know it.
FROM THE HEART: My Aloha Family
By Rosemary Sinclair
In Hawaii, people say “Aloha,” to greet or welcome, or sometimes as a sad “‘til we meet again,” at partings. However, I found the word to have many other meanings. It represents the Hawaiian mind-set of warmth and compassion — a spirit of generosity and graciousness, of hospitality and cultural pride, of loyalty and friendship and love. I was the recipient of all these values by people who became my “Aloha” family.
My View
By Rev. Theresa Nance
I currently host a half-hour radio talk show on station WWDJ-970 AM. It’s called,” Real World Christianity: Bridging the Gap Between the Secular and Non-Secular Communities.
Editorial
By Jean Nash Wells
It’s autumn, my favorite time of year. Unlike many, I do not mourn the loss of the heat and humidity of summer. I love the crisp cool air of autumn — the spectacular colors as the leaves change from green to red and gold, the starry nights, a crackling fireplace and football. Nature’s blessings abound. Fall is a time for comfort foods shared with family and friends – homemade soup and warm crusty bread fresh from the oven.
THE WAY AHEAD: Millions More Movement
By Mwandikaji K. Mwanafunzi
The Million Man March of 1995 was of God, and we can no more repeat it at will, than could the ancient nation of Israel repeat the parting of the Red Sea. We can, however, commemorate what God did, as when ancient Israel erected a monument near the Jordan River to remind their progeny how God had facilitated their passing.
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