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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…
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WHERE IS HER SOUL?
—By Frederick A. Hurst— I’m a bit bothered by the hypocrisy that seems to undergird the outrage over a White woman in Spokane, Washington who led the Spokane NAACP while passing for Black. Rachel Dolezal abandoned her White family years ago for her new Black identity and six months ago became Spokane’s elected NAACP…
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AFAM Newsbits – February 2015
OTHERS’ BITS “You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. “Still I Rise” By Maya Angelou *** “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” Origin in dispute. Some say Alexander Hamilton. I say…
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AFAM Newsbits-January 2015
OTHERS’ BITS “You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise.” (Maya Angelou, Still I Rise) BUD L. WILLIAMS “Jesus is the reason for the season.” WATCH OUT MAYOR SARNO In view of the many controversies surrounding…
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AFAM Newsbits-December 2014
OTHER’S BITS A PRAGMATIST: “If you don’t have a seat at the table, you’re probably on the menu.” A POLITICIAN: “If you don’t have a seat at the table, you’re on the menu.” A CONCERNED PARENT: “You can’t make the same mistake twice. The second time it’s not a mistake; it’s a choice.” THE BIGGEST…