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TO DIG A DITCH
—-By Frederick A. Hurst—- “IT IS NOBLE TO WORK AND ALL WORK IS NOBLE” (This is the 5th reprinting of this article since it first appeared as a Father’s Day Tribute to my grandfather in our June 1, 2004 issue. Although my eldest son believes everyone has read it at least one time by now,…
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A SHOUT OUT TO LEONTYNE PRICE
—By Frederick A. Hurst— I wanted to give a special shout out to Leontyne Price because I recall hearing her name so many times in my youth. I always thought she was “great” but I really never knew for what. I was barely aware of who Marian Anderson, who inspired Price, was. At least Anderson…
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FORGET TRUMP!
Worry About The Compromisers —By Frederick A. Hurst— Yes, I voted. And I voted for Hillary Clinton although I didn’t want to vote for her. And, I didn’t particularly want her to win. It was the alternative that dragged my reluctant hand to pencil in a completed line for her on the ballot. But as…
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VISIONARY BLACK LEADERSHIP
—By Frederick A. Hurst (Reprinted from 2/1/2015)— Well, New Year’s has come and gone without me having written a word about the coming year which is unusual but deliberate because I’ve been contemplating a shift in emphasis that I really needed to think hard about. As I reflected on my past articles, I distinguished trends.…
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MY BROTHER’S WEDDING
—By Frederick A. Hurst— More than a year ago my brother asked me to be in his wedding. Though I’m not big on weddings, I certainly couldn’t turn him down. He is a good man who has paid his dues. He was still grieving from the loss of his wife when he joined a dance…












