Month: March 2019

  Nathan Robinson in a March 14, 2019 article published in The Guardian, Meritocracy is a myth invented by the rich, stated, “The elite college admissions scandal in the U.S. is a reminder that wealth, not talent, is what determines the opportunities you have in life.”

City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and the City of Miami Commissioners presented Jamarah Amani, community midwife and organizer, whose work narrative is dedicated to the importance of midwifery and doula care being accessible to help reduce health disparities. Amani ’s mission is to do her part to build a movement for Birth Justice locally, nationally and globally. Her work has a lens toward those who are most marginalized for various reasons related to the oppressive forces of our society.

The members of St. John used their annual college t-shirt day as one means of displaying their thankfulness to God. The young and the used-to-be young proudly worshipped together wearing t-shirts from their favorite colleges and universities.

      Last month, February 2019, was not only Black History Month, it was also Heart Health Awareness Month per the American Heart Association. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States.