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Arise Kings Wellness Summit Brings Resources and Real Conversations to South L.A.

On May 30, 2025, Trinity Way Community Development Corporation hosted the Arise Kings Wellness Summit as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. From 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Magic Johnson Park, the summit brought together over 45 vendors and hundreds of attendees to address the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of Black men and their families

My Truth – Mama, oh Mama  

Parenting is hard. There’s no play book or guide. When you’re in school there are so many things that you can’t be taught and so you spend a significant portion of your life in a trial-and-error mode. Fortunately for me, my mother lived long enough for me to “get it,” to have an understanding of many of the “whys” we lived through and that I questioned. 

Words of the Week – Overcoming the Pain of Your Past                                

Scripture John 5:1-9 When Jackie and I went to Alabama for my brother’s memorial service in August she notice the furnishing; lounge and rocking chairs, and tables on some of the front porches in the neighborhoods. She asked did people still sit on their front porches and socialize with their neighbors? I said yes they still do. Interestingly enough for us because rarely in California do we even know our neighbors. A man went over to his neighbor’s house to visit with him. While he was there he noticed the man’s dog lying on a board with a nail in

Houchen Uses His Gift and Passion to Heal Others

Patrick “Shaka Man” Houchen is a beloved and honored husband, father, master drummer, musician’s musician, and friend to many, who has aided many people in being healed by the power of God.

New York’s Second African American Mayor, Eric Adams, Takes Power

Adams was sworn in at seven minutes after midnight on January 1, 2022 in Times Square. “A better city is not just about doing something new. It’s about doing something right. It’s not about showmanship. It’s about showing up,” Adams tweeted on his first day as Mayor of America’s largest city.

Wendy’s Window – Two Days to Remember and Never Forget

June 20th is Father’s Day, the day we celebrate the 70 million fathers in the United States. The reason this day plays a pivotal role in my life is because of the tumultuous relationship I had with my father had a chance to be restored before his death.  Without going into detail my father was not always there for me when I needed him most and his lifestyle in my formative years was quite questionable.

#ACCESS901: Memoir Provides Lens to ‘See’ Cyntoia Brown-Long

As for “Young Cyntoia” specifically, “I would tell her, you don’t know half the things that you think you know,” she said. “I thought I knew better than my mother and anyone else around me. You couldn’t tell me anything! I would tell (Young Cyntoia), ‘you have no idea what life is really about. You’re not equipped, you’re not ready…to be grown… God has it so you’re in your home with your parents for a reason… so you learn the ways of the world.’”