Browsing: Religion

       Being led by the Holy Spirit, Brothers Willie King and Eddie Wallace consulted with Rev. Archie McCoy to be their spiritual advisor while restructuring the Prayer Band into a church. Attorney Paul Dickey blessed the Prayer Band with a parcel of land and lumber where they were able to build the first Mount Nebo Baptist Church at 1125 Northwest Sixth Street. Mount Nebo arrived at its church name because ancient civilizations consider the mountains to be a holy place.

       “She was a warrior in the truest sense of the word and activist extraordinaire.”  Those words are from Reverend Al Sharpton who is celebrating the life and activism of the iconic Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, civil rights activist and leader within the ranks of the New York and National Board of the NAACP.  Dukes 92  passed away this morning in  New York.

  Gloria participated in the local public school system as a youth,  attending the renown Dillard High School. Excelling academically, she became  Valedictorian for the Class of 1958.  After graduation, she ventured onward to the highest hills in Tallahassee to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, a Master’s Degree in Guidance & Counseling, and an Educational Specialist Degree in Administration & Supervision.