[02] February 2021

It was March 30, 1846 when civil rights activist Frederick Douglass stood before a crowd in Paisley, Scotland and shared about his struggle with alcohol addiction and his commitment to the Black Temperance Movement. He spoke this truth there because “God has given me a skin not colored like yours,” and was excluded from the […]

While reading last month’s newsletter, something Marlin Martin said struck me. He said “I’m a big believer that if you’re a strong enough person to overcome addiction, you can overcome anything. When that happens, families and communities are transformed.” That strength Marlin is talking about is something I believe already lives in all of us