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Sherlene: Local Police Brutality

As a victim of police brutality, timely communication actions are very important. I am a victim of fraud. Crimes that occured in various agencies of my home-state Maryland and a neighboring state. I want to highlight to you the importance of understanding such dysfunctions that can and do happen involving our public servants--who we rely on, who we are told to trust.  All of us must remember, must be mindful, that government officials are actually people--like you and me--who work in buildings or agencies in our local communities. There are some communities who simply are rooted in dysfunctions and negative behaviors. One can not possibly expect police officers' attitudes to change in such environments because it is the common mindset of the totality of people within such communities. Many police officers work in areas where they don't actually live. If they know a community allows public servants to do bad things, then they probably will display the same behaviors to keep...

Sherlene: Juneteenth: Spiritual Quotes of Comfort

Have you ever felt, going through your day, that you needed leadership guidance, leadership direction, or if nothing else a compass? It's important, in life, to remember and keep in mind the history of humankind and its actions and cultural traditions, and to learn from any such unproductive habits involving such as in the African slave trades or any form of the slave business mentality of keeping people in captivity. Most of you have heard or read my point-of-view of the historical events leading up to the African slave trade in America.  Europeans always knew that the Africa continent and its people existed: a strong work-ethic type of people that could endure warm weather conditions (perfect the new lands of America!). Europeans didn't want to live in Africa, they wanted to live in the North America continent. Other European whites, who committed crimes, were forced to live in our country by their religious and political leaders. The first thing Europeans did, once rel...

Sherlene Stevens: What To Do When You Don't Celebrate Halloween

The national day of Halloween is October 31, yearly. Halloween has always been an interesting topic for faith-believers, and those who do not celebrates the festive season. What do you do when your neighbor(s) faithfully celebrate the day, but you don't? Do not place any colors of red, orange-and-black, or black-and -white decor outside your unique home style; The day of Halloween, remove any outside decor or furniture to avoid tampering; The evening of Halloween, manually turn off your outside lighting;  If trick-or-treaters come a knockin' simply don't answer the door. You may want to darken your lighting inside your home style, too; Do not call 911 for children simply having fun or being a little too noisey;   Check with your local town, some communities have a specific day and time for the event;  If you work from home, you may want to plan your week accordingly; Lastly, If still feel uncomfortable with these suggestions, plan to go out for the day and eve...