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Jul. 28, 2008
Beloved Community Center Statement Regarding "Gangs"
by Collective Authorship
On June 25, 2008, at a media briefing held at Faith Community Church, Jorge Cornell, Inca (leader) of the North Carolina Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, called for all gangs to lay down violence and crime and to work together for peace and justice in the community. Jorge, along with others, has been working since the June media conference to bring together a representative group of “gang” leaders to work out a program and process for peace. On...
Jul. 28, 2008
A Beginning Towards Peace Among Us ("Gangs")
by Collective Authorship
We, leaders and individuals, who are members of or are associated with the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, the Almighty Black Peace Stone Nation, the Crips, the Five Percenters, the Piru Bloods, the Nation of Islam and clergy members affiliated with the Pulpit Forum of Greensboro, met on Wednesday evening, July 23, 2008, for several hours and agreed on the following:
1. We,...
Jul. 17, 2008
I Love Art
by Fahiym Hannah
I love art.
I stepped over classroom chairs and watched the special ed create magic from numbers.
I stepped over concrete and found the desperateness of the city graffiti-ed on the wall.
I stepped over tiles and found that rich people have problems posted in galleries.
I stepped over carpet and watched a 9-year-old tell a story with stick figures and printer paper.
I stepped over railroad tracks and found a hobo screaming to the stars with a...
Jul. 9, 2008
Youth Perspectives: Spreading Beloved Community through Anytown
by James Lamar Gibson
I enthusiastically returned to ANYTOWN this year as a counselor. Last year around this time, I was rethinking my decision to go. The reality of leaving my cell phone for a week was sinking in and while I knew that I would likely be going, I was thinking about how I was going to survive without my best friends and my email. Looking back, those seven days impacted my life in ways that I could never have imagined. In fact, my life continues to be changed daily as I am able to embrace people who...
Jul. 1, 2008
Sharing the table: Latin Kings work for peace and unity
by Kyle Lambelet
On Monday, June 30th the Beloved Community Center, Pulpit Forum, and area church and community leaders joined with Jorge Cornell and members of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) to call for peace in the streets and an end to racist policies and practices.
A connection made
Jorge Cornell, known as King J, is head Inca and leader of the ALKQN in North Carolina. Cornell and other members of the ALKQN participated in the BCC's weekly community...