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HAPPY NEW YEAR to each and every one of you! Destiny – Pride welcomes you back after the holiday season. We hope that you had a wonderful Christmas holiday celebration. We are starting you off in January 2014 with someone many of you know personally, and if not personally, you have had contact with her…

Our spotlight for the of the month of November 2013 is Rev. Regretta B. Ruffin, Pastor of Greater New Saint Paul Baptist Church, located in Washington, DC. We will talk with Pastor Ruffin about her life’s journey, including her ministry at Greater New Saint Paul. (Click on photos to enlarge them) Destiny – Pride: Thank you, Pastor Ruffin, for being…

Destiny – Pride hopes that you all have enjoyed the summer season that is now winding down. As we slowly get back into the work routine of fall and winter, we are honored to have for our October 2013 Spotlight Dr. Marilyn McPherson Corder, a pediatrician and adolescent doctor at Children’s Medical Care Center, a medical…

Our Spotlight for the month of September 2013 is Dr. Ivan C.A. Walks, President and CEO of Ivan Walks & Associates, a health policy and disaster preparedness consulting firm; and Chief Medical Officer of Trusted Health Plan, a Washington, DC-based managed health care organization. Dr. Walks formerly was the District of Columbia’s Chief Health Officer. He also is…

Our Spotlight for the month of August 2013 is someone with whom Destiny – Pride has worked in past years during our Toys for Tots Holiday endeavors. He has also assisted us in a number of other activities in which we have been involved. His name is Mr. Addison Fair, Jr. and I have had…

In our Spotlight of the Month for the month of June 2013, we will be looking at the change in the music industry and how it has impacted our lives, especially in the African American community. There has been much discussion on this topic over many years. Our conversation will be with a distinguished gentleman…

Our Spotlight for the month of May 2013 is Dr. Jeffery M. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Partnership for Community Leadership (NPCL), which is a nonprofit intermediary organization located in Washington, DC. The National Partnership for Community Leadership’s mission is “to improve the governance and administration of nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations [especially those organizations…

Our Spotlight for the month of April 2013 is someone that I’ve known for a number of years. He is Mr. Fred Swan and is the Administrator of the DC Department of Human Services’ Family Services Administration. The Family Services Administration protects, intervenes and provides social services to assist our city’s vulnerable adults and families. We…

1956 – 2020 Destiny – Pride welcomes you back after our break in February due to my recent surgery. We hope that you were able to involve yourself in some activity during the month to celebrate Black History Month and learn more about our rich heritage. Our Spotlight of the Month of March is Rev. Dr.…

First of all, let me start of by saying “Happy New Year” to all of you. We hope that your holiday season was a joyous season and that you were able to be with family, friends, or by yourself, if that is what you wanted to do. Our January 2013 Spotlight is with an individual…