JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?19 t\7?=Z7ծ(}VE{ħ;"nSY|ʀF:NG;W +W&ݾbJq5{-Ik]ȪURx5wG֡xE†* jX=Lט&‚'n9b>գ_ukR)Ď*vBGe}Af!L\槷9vua5ۤǭ_.mx꼀T{i'1q ?+g/9Y.J A2=M][|>qP~775tur2 ?:"ut[́чVP_>j+rEk4nF[*TFi:I)F:bꖓKAj%gަǗYkhD/>'ڴM8(s k-ͭnFB΃@%w̸[q=݊fb&cj6ْ!3hsiH':3Vm"W\;Nx \n&Ј(7qi3fJț#.QkvF% jdJ$ԩ`j&bv/;sT.+eU xpRq"<U `TϠ9}\,_ٕƜgYCS%g<).qN͍HAEpTHY=r0OT}a.XY+HJBS<ۛa(+#}ǭoY[F$~4-B֨fbDb15~I33rW;@+A~k~rh!UY15.X1b?LMe`l<kor"}OqZ U0qF!XZn m)Zkq(ϥ/po. {RA:팖fŽ[ }DPDc'kƒ+@yq2Hzmtrѣh>t+pZ6T FdrRdUŷHwa QeKiHXROz^G.\>{vUIeEx"SbH䷆hnd{ZS̖n<ҡn{ٽZ]cNB+ nnQ˖i|L88s]Ng꺼Ow"ZZJRb*tjw ؚ=wvݥXNXVVIp˩۬k**M׼'qB5{7xKqAJi׸TDB984kBV]͍ jsBcۯkÞա.KI 0htlo@SEKksx{“İD_Ak&V[a䨙NF5Hԭd{{$Hl끟LzV5O'Xz0Os%,񓰺獭=*)AUMGwZYn1>Vn M9G7efA3&K~'Z/&\4_#Nx+F3Z/ k̀_ɉG>)$%$Nq;=+Ú_67Rl=ј+pB*>HӋ2opN{sZ謯k%IeʪgUZiZ k]п%;Ǚ N궳hz& *XgEsmsmJ3iɨMɔwǷ+ >BOTzځ:8V湉)v\]UHZd~tɥ/q mG>4?v)ɨB,ewjcz?ZC]bADrkaD/R[*yR$;s)Uic::~iosHvp}OZVbB+v̖ܭԿhtI?ιc#ħa*{9lI$v''HTú F͌xsWeg vml#qzǹtT sspI9nBpԈufM\vy\F|?]$e1V)ZZ,/ִ]BQqkmd5@ 9㊂7+t`|nzFG!_k8 ޼| }ˍp9'ҩvװ^6T|LLNц'z6iϥy yQ `8({$wZW1žDRD-d ޷|K7M_?Y7qӷ~ݘՎXu<:#$ew)8`kOF]ZnᕈY q uѧJ%1-q\wֺ}-yzGC&§qP3< 8v<ϊ]{8-̟Hkw Ǽ&AfMj [*("G%9;QSk}CWS\H]?*ӮٞX7ɀsSWgV\v95|*#&~W.1ø&y#8`wW 5́2 g5^]bi2%9Q+A]e8bßQ\fiମqƍV; ݆swQ+c_SYL#UJgiQBd%OvvFPct'+]fu uU`;s+>ivJݻQO=Xh./`DVOzk>" 6"}Tuݵ42q^iF64Z8!sdZSzM:oL}_Z'k}j$q[;Os+9FШև{iZA(Y7T^u2AOca]k:LANH`k[wFiNI5"դ}Lm]~c@ d`g5iŝ+&7uϳ]ĺs#HH jBxZ1>kEt^鐜{+Kı\\\Qo41< m=w1xN7=,W3a&B69U/[C(Kd é5-+6zb`$"UM{rFI\q蚠5k{Ɓ'LlphgnmÜqP =kn;.X؈<w{5ܛs#JMQJOGrȶr$h0dw +ڑN*8}"[wcopGQ\󗃂~K֑+,{V,h4Y]6^C{Tv7A4 ~pAPdWP̶H#HMh{;6UiȻ'Bxǚ{q `mֹ= E|A 0,dnI[X~qڒ')7kuLn}JHP3rU xn,I:+y%_00E[7Mw-r>S%V;>_Qo .|W,E][6 1fY@$1Q$0[FI ;'Flu)p#eDfkp+aUmAV2K+gŚtMm I2gxM.(qE\"~-ZQr~np rk< K; ?]=1Y׳YX/n6yyqzkT|W3l/\W\}!$p ޽qK3# N xlLizV{nDw ulZZV?Aҍt5Wv7+yhG-$"E83֨D@` m HwqMf"P:^J7EG& ;(J6"=laC)>VE v0:0YAj.N3W AHe8c2闳hSwac =:^G6׹BKt# op[laӼ{qi>R^d?u]5l m"f>! qixthZpcrBG|E;/KTam&H#2Ygxd +R: nn# UjELxpSUԷܧqc=cl;E6N]ԬUg/Mf1J"qI+d1*d1=GdsRZψ*<)@H\(08湍tX1HOpd >֚c!+=+V1 JpE}cYZL"TtkU^X]c1IÁށ[d > BfGurUW#9TiWQ^KQXze}U爙oIj#b2Cs>888l9iҼF0CGol1WO; @RaS w8=Z?xTsǽLjkQVn_rVBcI卽9SNV=FV"6RݳOhۊ33׿Z+mݚFY H۰|EI?u 6AsО[\SGO Nב𭜝ˎ0wlzQ:6y@Mʼ1ji55+۟El{,MK# (=kA}s_omn59bK~e*18zW+h.'Pmm~U|?#ԭ<,,KtAɥTSƾӠKmCFIּs[դuZb )=8{5hZHOEV!(* SkBּȊ1!]VxHO1;^r+}A_?}'I6vC8#_w;NWޤӨ'^p'zHgu:^#LoLnZwwyяap;؟i2qODOS++;I!=g/ڋ@eR:9ocL6 ic玵.QH?]~In幝HifHA3eDy9j林m/gA*SPv;K;4*^NLl~=I/9tl2  Vō!pUl"3qbqֻmLYSNHgڦnFoZ/$TXn"C>Z߃,K~e|v J᫻q1' 횵}txSڹԜ^TUZ_}$f-aX|Ă#1ֻmbM3_'a$q$WT%sʨ&3N(Ҵ3" Wu\E\e&a@܌߹xϥNb55slN,a] z܆{03I%Oe]65ܛzɁ!nQYʬ"ᇩ8#h 8T={l+QF[ܸr˭ɬ5Bј\HADRr}Mr$ juVtL{nZit 6VFӴ8$Pt[㏻,'?gqD:Kqfyǥ0+A gI/ޔ/5X)+\T\ᘏTZ']He"w_e,l&$=JҠ `8*r\[[GY<:(i+F7^RH4[un8zMx[Z7,|}ؓڊ%_GK biQJtqG9hQfcwCN~iCYpIH"``Ѻh\uOFpE&0.HRp GAģ! IsۻYHW[;8pkʹN˸d.{SrwHuOߙi_ȚQhb6װrkO6^µ&֭ hÌcWqZAXTSG7ցxȍU#KTK io EAQ$E9$\UhJ+;28 XB:즬H{B@ϡjrݡ<{~upMuzU=G;HrǓrθߩ-:qA/&zdfwCUbIaR ʞ \ZْỞ3Qd : ͌14BxTJZOcZ@a }諶l- ,{?mT鶢ational African American Creed, I was deeply touched. I contacted author Terry Harris and got his permission to share it with our BFS readers.<br>I also went to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Visitor s Center in Atlanta to gain further insight. The center is a place where all can be both proud and inspired. The following three statements from the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. touched me the most:<br> There is nothing in all the world greater than freedom. It is worth paying for; it is worth losing a job for; it is worth going to jail for. I would rather be a free pauper than a rich slave. I would rather die in abject poverty with my convictions than live in inordinate riches with the lack of self respect. <br> The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. <br> Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don t have to have a college degree to serve. You don t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve . . . . You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. <br>America has come a long way in understanding that everyone is created equal in regards to race, color or creed. However, we must also recognize two things. First, we still have a long way to go and second, all people, regardless of race,color or creed must strive to do the best of their ability to live up to the freedoms and understandings that have been gained. <br>Two great men that have done just that are Anthony Lucas from Arkansas and Darwin Walker from Tennessee. Martin Luther King, Jr. should be smiling with great joy because of the spirit and accomplishments of Anthony and Darwin. This is what he fought and died for. <br>Read the Creed and then read Anthony s and Darwin s story. Come away inspired. Let us all become better. <br> - Dr. Greg Shepard<br><br><br>_______________________<br><br><br>I, the African American; man, woman, son, daughter, great-grandchild of slaves, descendant of Africa and child of God no longer have to search to find my place in this world.<br><br>I, the African American, have a responsibility to my forefathers whose struggle I must continue to ward off hatred and bigotry.<br><br>I, the African American, descendant of Ishmael and Abraham, have a responsibility to help my brothers and sisters if they fall by the wayside.<br><br>I, the African American, of dark complexion, have a responsibility to keeping my dark beautiful armor shined with Christ-like luster in my daily walk.<br><br>I, the African American, whose ancestors were great warriors, must become a great warrior against such things as drugs and gang violence.<br><br>I, the African American, from a race which was so powerful as to cause a nation to chZo#nKus_ZF y mFi~aK}c~ǣdq7AOڍJ*K)"U*-'x%/-lH-hV8U}3ҪhX5G̰Cu{,ІLAO[JmK$Re| _)/ABm(|+xC|1)8(1 ;ی[xP4{4ȋP!y7d4_νIA]rpѕJmLѸn*:ҽzR=e1U|F2E+E'^X"= ܚT5 u;UBIsq9WS:eӛf2ABG0^_oYd%Yòw5}/J̒FR@Q56ÝbCDl:j~Ah߲:da?8yzA q#A Wlyi?L}_s+ZWs`W J ƚƒ(ڵ3uJWUOɫ0B„up*܃ZNGG0R=() iMp͠&m+S? r6TKMhY`RN+ּ%V &?I/yGTӵ{t X%PzJnwv4cK-c_T \?5CM,J{lK(WU~4C`jNQAJ8$l~*5{8RlU(㊁׮3V5Q[ fH lOosO^]@n$9j VJ6>E^=i$~URiGXM4+B?V*vՖcUQC_1S×V#q;Eb([$̴UJ''a֕T$TVW+ڽ͊G__ug͔ۯlTu=< cXy͊k)g`K:s}쿎y6э={y6*Yn '~Ny6HC?sdR::p|%{w͜6(9|y0ԕS E6rZ*+eAr+ԱcEUgq3j ^: ]CPT&*ԧN+'(0́)oo,izi$S^Wlv-Pt.]lzȱԣX' 䫃'cn1'rs7!*UBd' {sEs(&?ca4^ vg,>n2RYՏEG<$/"CV;_pZ׸vڙ|س4?#HSKT;:O7y1A'*-|l-QX(¬)S휍|=: FZ֔ c^mn$h:rc([qb49ˇ7$vbh#Q@UVfyPⵌ41 a<*ٰfV.&v4QA/>fR[,pDsA6K$>4(WoS좷Ñ&ͤ ~+H"ennP+N4R/٧oeZ&`Vz}R+6M q ğM+ɰ?Y61UD&rCH|FGq7$XG(j~>8g%H´jz4x٧_N9k?7ʜ)xzbdh ]&aȑZqR \V.%G'k~~/:rf׏~,YiXiΜ?yO?1T%ĐEWRWN Ë%H܀3??GAhTԫ3V?֩#|ƵJJ=-?bcZ,q(9orǀJǿ.4:'j"oN8V8yH@d/k_3 BX|j zyZqob4Uytv劤brtҬcH^|M6qG$ܯpϗw\5_Kԇ[}cǐ?k90 q̝?SY,K(CV5##Z rXxoy>7eiϧ??T"H.WH""TUƝ:2fO$ "Tn[$999^^8%+?JJ^?ǭi Ka*2= ( )+ꁏ(#^B5A&8nxZ\Wx)/kOJ_kϣ,U+#R&@VyYiVPO {oHZiT*/v5RxrDOǍ)s~doS|[´×9~*E<Ax"N"ɂ}8_ct篨9r^-Ǘpxcten '(sL _@emBi*ON6v\Ťpj6}f.,RT2(doL4zއY=XB,SG >ʼc|24bZ޻u { xJ,QOѕm9+`b9omZԑ=-c^yJm6YRO;g^[~fGD $OTNKk6)%#4n?RY`72+>RVEP*fc?KaO3YBJ!E,`OjnfL`BEM;UdyX52\y2q:֗NѭU&f ]F%#IM)~]O|KI Sɖ?' iޫ,]wcꑸvAן&{ .NK!+ oN\V>?ώaLܶn$o,jwzr^C+IK&k ^OUZ܎;1jR'v