The Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters (whose group is the nation's oldest African American sorority uniting more than 200,000 members worldwide) have ended a weeklong celebration of their sorority's centennial by marching to the Capitol for better education, health care and employment, particularly for African-Americans. The number of marchers was estimated at 30,000. (Washington Post)
Also, read about the 100 years of solidarity and sisterhood in the article below...
Jack is back on Fridays, after both of us having been overseas, with his spiritual metaphors and acronyms. The acronym for today is: D.E.N.I.A.L. (Discordant Energy Negating In Accepting Love)
As a musician of some years now my mind tends to rely on the art of music to describe personal experiences (in this case, my moments of denial.)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia sponsored an interfaith conference that kicked off
in Madrid yesterday with the goal of bringing Muslims, Christians, and
Jews closer together. He opened the 3-day dialogue with a call to shun the extremist violence that has tarnished the reputation of religious faith. "It was the first time Saudi Arabia invited Jews to such a meeting," Reuters reported.
Residents of a remote village sold chickens and cattle to raise the $900.00 needed to fly the siblings to Dartmouth College. A new film tells the story of the brothers' efforts to return to Kenya to finish building a clinic that their father had started constructing before he died of AIDS. The compelling story of community was featured in an MSNBC story and video. Unable to raise enough money on their own, the brothers are joined by students, politicians, and a rock band who launch a fund raising drive among young people across the United States. The documentary, Sons of Lwala, follows the young men on their incredible journey as they find a way, despite all odds, to open their village’s first hospital.
The making of the movie provides another compelling twist: A TV anchor in Nashville quit his job after interviewing the about their struggle to create the clinic and decided to capture the story on film to help raise money for the effort.The Lwala Community Alliance website helps you get involved in the mission that is saving thousands of lives. Why not show the Sons of Lwala documentary in
your neighborhood, school or church? They can send you the materials. You can buy the DVD at www.sonsoflwala.com. Click to watch the inspiring movie trailer below.
A 10-year-old Massachusetts boy is rewarded after discovering two long-lost diamond rings in his toilet. He found the wedding rings and then tracked down the prior owners of his house to return them to a very grateful woman whose mother -- the owner of the rings -- had just passed away.
The Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters (whose group is the nation's oldest African American sorority uniting more than 200,000 members worldwide) have ended a weeklong celebration of their sorority's centennial by marching to the Capitol for better education, health care and employment, particularly for African-Americans. The number of marchers was estimated at 30,000. (
Jack is back on Fridays, after both of us having been overseas, with his spiritual metaphors and acronyms. The acronym for today is: D.E.N.I.A.L. (Discordant Energy Negating In Accepting Love)
Residents of a remote village sold chickens and cattle to raise the $900.00 needed to fly the siblings to Dartmouth College. A new film tells the story of the brothers' efforts to return to Kenya to finish building a clinic that their father had started constructing before he died of AIDS. The compelling story of community was featured in an 
