by Paulette Williams | Mar 14, 2022 | NSA Meditations Blog
March 2020, a national quarantine was mandated, because the COVID-19 virus was voraciously taking lives here and across the globe at a rate that had not seen since the 1918 flu pandemic. Schools were abruptly closed. Initially, it was thought that the closures would...
by Paulette Williams | Mar 6, 2022 | NSA Meditations Blog
The Swat Valley is called the “Switzerland of Pakistan” because of its snow-capped mountains and beautiful scenery. Education is another beauty of Swat. When the British left Pakistan, the first ruler of the Swat Valley in 1922, though uneducated himself, supported...
by Paulette Williams | Feb 28, 2022 | NSA Meditations Blog
In 1896, the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the “separate but equal” doctrine. Black and white people could have a “separate but equal” way of living. The ruling never was a reality. In every facet of life Black people were despairingly...
by Paulette Williams | Feb 21, 2022 | NSA Meditations Blog
The Civil War had been over for forty-nine years. When Reconstruction in the South ended thirty-nine years earlier, their voices were silenced with violence. African Americans were full citizens who were lynched, raped, and brutally beaten. In 1914, some with...
by Paulette Williams | Feb 14, 2022 | NSA Meditations Blog
The Civil War ended in 1965. The Union was saved. All Black persons in the former Confederate states were declared free. The former slaves had no material wealth, but a determination swelled within them to accomplish three goals: to legalize their marital unions,...
by Paulette Williams | Feb 7, 2022 | NSA Meditations Blog
On Thursday, February 3, Cyndi died quietly of cancer. Her transition was peaceful; her life on earth was full. Three areas will give an understanding of the quiet of her passing: 1) her husband, children, and extended family, 2) her prayer life, and 3) her concern...
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