Contending To Be A Catalyst Of Constructive Change

As we enter into a brand new year, which will bring even more challenges and conflicts to our culture and country that is already beset by many intractable problems, each of us must give some serious thought to how we, as individuals, can help to remedy the problems and perplexities that have reached epidemic, or perhaps even pandemic proportions.

Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail

I do not know when you will have the opportunity to read this material, whether it be before or after New Year’s Day; however, the things I am going to say here has to do with the reasons why the overwhelming majority of resolutions made by people concerning the New Year are never realized.  

Mitchell McKinley: The Quiet Man Who Made A Big Impact

We recently lost one of our most successful African-American entrepreneurs.  In my estimation, he was in a class by himself due to his great achievements as a businessman, church steward, and community involvement.  Regrettably, we (in the African American community of Dillon County) cannot boast or lay claim to having produced but a minute few men in the caliber of Mitchell McKinley.