Category: Preserving African-American History

Written by: Terri Seydel Would you like to change any of the decisions you made as a teenager? We’d probably all like to turn the clock back on a few of our choices. But for some young people, choices can mean the difference between life and death.  Carroll Hill (left in photo) grew up in...

Pam Lewis Pam Lewis says that volunteering and giving back was instilled in her as a kid by both of her parents, especially her dad who, as one of eleven children, had a compassionate heart for the common guy.  “Both he and mom gave back to their church and community, various charities over the years...

Jocelyn McCoy First her mother died from cancer. Eighteen months later her father died.  Jocelyn McCoy was devastated.  But with time and the sage advice of a wise woman, Jocelyn found her way out of the devastating grief by volunteering. “I was looking for a way out of the valley I was in following the...