• Women’s History Month
    Greetings beloved Sistahs, As always, I’m elated as we celebrate Women’s History Month. This specified allotment of time, in my opinion is insufficient to acknowledge women for the many contributions that they’ve bestowed upon society as a whole. The world that we inhabit is thriving, and in some cases surviving due to the tenacity, giftedness,…
  • Emma C. Chappell
    Emma Clayton Barton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 18,1941. Unfortunately, at the age of 14 her mother died leaving her father to raise her as a single parent. She attended West Philadelphia High School where she demonstrated superior mathematical skills. In 1959 her pastor, Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, a leader in the Philadelphia…
  • Dr. Caroline Still Anderson
     WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT 2022         Dr. Caroline Still Anderson  On November 1, 1848, a baby girl was born to Letitia and William Still. They named their baby girl, who would be the eldest of four, Caroline. Both parents were leaders in the American abolitionist movement. Mr. Still led the Philadelphia branch of the Underground Railroad,…
  • Dr. Jane Cooke Wright
    WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT 2022 Dr. Jane Cooke Wright Dr. Jane Cooke Wright was born in 1919 in Manhattan New York to Corrine Cooke, aschool teacher and Louis Wright one of the first African American graduates from HarvardMedical School. Similar to her father, Dr. Wright attended medical school at New York MedicalCollege and did residencies…
  • Fannie Jackson Coppin
    Fannie Jackson Coppin was born in slavery but rose to a position of prominence in the field of education. After her aunt purchased her freedom, Ms. Coppin went on to become the second African American woman to receive a degree from Oberlin College which was located in Oberlin Ohio. It is certainly no surprise that…
  • Dr. Regina Benjamin U.S. Surgeon General
    Dr. Regina Benjamin was born on October 26, 1956 in Mobile Alabama. After graduating from Fairhope High School, she received her undergraduate degree from Xavier University of Louisiana in 1979 and went on to be among the second graduating class of   the Morehouse School of Medicine.  In 1984 Regina Benjamin became Dr. Regina Benjamin upon…
  • Deborah
    Following the death of Joshua (Israel’s leader), the nation of Israel was spiritually rejected by God due to disobedience. After being captured by the Canaanite’s , the opportunity for Deborah to emerge arose. Prior to being selected for service to her country she is referred to as a Prophetess and the wife of Lapidoth. Her…