This day was a bittersweet day. A day that we as Roots of Success instructors have now grown all too accustomed to. The day was bitter because we were reminded of the sobering fact of this communion. The fact that this day meant the end of our journey […]
Has my heart going out to so many people, and not just those directly affected by the carnage, but to those who now have to live in fear because of what these people feel they are doing in order to make their point/s. Its no more than “Gang-Banging” […]
WAKE UP! We have been asleep at the wheel for far too long. WAKE UP! While we have been asleep, life has steadily been passing us by. For too long we have been bystanders in this thing called life and not equitable active participants. WAKE UP! While we […]
Prison is a punishment. However, what is deemed an effective punishment for some, may not be an effective punishment for all. Someone may have been incarcerated for longer than they have been alive and continue down the same criminal path. While another may only have been in long […]
AS PART OF MY RESPONSIBILITY, I HAVE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES WITH ANYONE WHO HAS AN EAR. I DO ALL THAT I CAN TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. I SPEAK TO YOUNG MEN, AS WELL AS THE PARENTS OF THOSE AT RISK YOUTH. WHO BETTER THAN ME? […]
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