Nigeria comes to Ma’at

By Selam and Semhar Our friend Ola Abiose is from the Yoruba Tribe of Nigeria.  She is currently a student at Washington University. Recently she attended a traditional Nigerian wedding in her homeland. This is our summary of her presentation to the Saturday Ma’at Program in February 2014.         There are three […]

Olympic Gold Medalist fundraises funds for Young Visionary Award

Join us on Friday, Oct 4 as Dawn Harper serves it up as Celebrity Bartender at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, 4th & Chestnut from 6-9 pm.  Dawn is an Olympic Gold Medalist and will help to raise funds for the Jamala Rogers Young Visionary Award. To make a donation to the scholarship, click here.  

Paula Cooper–a second chance?

This is a case the Youth Council worked on back in the late 1980’s. We’re glad that we were part of the campaign that stopped her execution and that she seems to have turned her life around. We wish her the best of life and hopes she continues to be a productive citizen. Paula Cooper […]