Story by Bryant Smith
Allegheny West Conference's Southeast church in Cleveland hosted a “Get Out To Vote” rally the Sabbath prior to Election Day. Guests included Charles Clark, National Outreach coordinator for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Tony Minor, state director for the African American Ministers Leadership Council; and Harriet Applegate, executive secretary of North Shore AFL-CIO.
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Recipe by Eileen Wright Lester
Ingredients
3 16 oz. packages frozen blackberries 3 cups sugar
6 tablespoons butter, cubed
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups our 3⁄4 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3⁄4 cup oil
2 eggs
1 3⁄4 cups milk
Instructions
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
“When I was very young, the [potluck] meals seemed to appear by magic. Everything looked appetizing and tasted so good,” says Marci
Wright, hospitality coordinator at Allegheny West Conference’s DaleWright Memorial church in Germantown, Ohio. Her grandmother, Eileen Wright Lester, taught all her daughters and daughters-in-law recipes for the church’s vegetarian meals and baked goods, including Blackberry Cake Top.
Story by Bryant Smith