“Have a little faith”
Westina Matthews-Shatteen encourages others to have the faith of just one seed
By Jean Nash Wells

Westina Matthews-Shatteen writes in her book, Have a Little Faith: In the Midst of Relationships, “JUST ONE SEED. That’s all I have had to carry me through the valleys and over the mountains. And through the grace of God, I have no regrets about the past, for life has only gotten better as I continue to move forward into my future.
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"Everyone is worthy"
Karen L. Clark's survival By g.r. mattox

Karen L. Clark says she is lucky to work in a capacity where outreach is an integral part of what she does and there are some resources available to work with. She is president and chief operating officer of Horizon NJ Health, the state’s largest managed health care company serving 287,000 people in all 21 counties.
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"Lovin’ It"
Linda Dunham is a champion for young people By g.r. mattox

Because her commitment to helping children from underserved communities has been so consistent and strong, Linda Dunham was elected Chairman of the Ronald McDonald House Charities Board of Trustees, this past January. The charity, which includes a global network of local chapters in 48 countries, has awarded more than $400 million dollars in grants and program services worldwide.
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“On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand”
Yolanda Lezama-Clark relies on the power of prayer By Glenda Cadogan

A significant turn in the cultural tide in Brooklyn took place in December of 2001 when Yolanda Lezama-Clark was elected as the president of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association, (WIADCA). This occasion was significant not just because Yolanda is the daughter of the then outgoing president, Carlos Lezama, but this changing of the guards came at pivotal time
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“Keeping the connection"
Elinor Tatum continues a tradition
By g.r. mattox

She’s brisk, bright and concise, as befits a woman who carries on a brilliant legacy. Her confidence that we can work together as a community is the glue that will take that legacy forward. She gains her strength of purpose from everyone she comes in contact with. "Everyone you meet in your life contributes to what makes you," she says, "so everyone has added to my career."
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“Rocking the Baby"
Sylvia Woods is at the top of the soul food chain By g.r. mattox

Sylvia Woods remembers her and her schoolmates walking the two and a half miles to school on a rut and puddle-filled road while busses filled with white students drove right into the puddles as they passed them by, splashing mud on her and her friends. A few years earlier, Sylvia Woods’ widowed mother, Julia Pressley, left her only daughter in the care of her mother, herself a widow whose husband was lynched, to seek her fortune in New York.
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