As a community, we should do our part to educate ourselves. Where we complicate things is not learning and not practicing safety. We must protect ourselves because statistically, Black men and women are found to be having unprotected sex with others who have HIV/AIDS or other STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), and/or are sharing drug needles with someone who does.

It all began in 1960, when Black college students in Greensboro, North Carolina, walked into a Woolworth’s store and sat down at the lunch counter. No doubt this sparked a campaign that spread like wildfire and successfully desegregated many businesses in big cities and little towns across the South.

What is causing this decline in successful African-American marriages? According to an article posted on divorce360.com, entitled “African-Americans are Less Likely to Marry and More Likely to Divorce,” a study conducted resulted in 32 percent of African-American couples divorced compared to White couples at 21 percent and 22 percent for Hispanics.  

For those who hardly understand what redistricting is, it is the revision or replacement of existing districts. It results in new districts with different geographical boundaries. The basic purpose is to equalize population among electoral districts after publication of the United States census; it indicates an increase or decrease in or shift of population.
In congressional redistricting efforts there are basic rules that apply and must be considered, which include but are not limited to:

Green Chapel AME Members
processional march from 618 E. 35th St. to 3318 Link Rd.

The theme of the festive occasion was “One Church-Ministering to the 6th Generation” with concentration on  Ecclesiates 1:4: “One Generation Passes Away, And Another Generation Comes.”