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04 Jun

Are You Okay?

Joy
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Relationships
It’s been a tough few weeks in our nation. Are you okay? I ask because I care. I ask because I’m not. The recent killings of three unarmed African Americans, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, widened America’s racial divide. Each tragedy built momentum for a nationwide response. The video...
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01 May

My First Contact with The Racism Virus

Joy
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In Difficult Times
At 9, I had an up-close and personal look at the racial divide. It happened during my family’s trip to a suburban Chicago shopping mall. As we exited a large department store, another child got my attention. He was with his family too. I wondered if he was just as...
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23 Jun

Why Faith Always Wins

Joy
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In Difficult Times
In a racially fragile atmosphere, our nation received another blow last week. Worshipers gathered for Bible Study at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C. A stranger with a different agenda sat beside them. An hour later, an African-American pastor and eight others were killed because of the color of their...
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