From beyond the grave

With all of the energy being expended to design and implement programs, with all of the calls for government action about this or that, it is easy to forget that no non-profit and no government agency can do what we ourselves can do, one by one.

For me, the letter from Cora Mae Raiford that her granddaughter, Carmella Raiford, read at Ms. Raiford's funeral, was such a powerful reminder of that, that I asked the family's permission to publish it here. Despite the personal references, its core message is universal.

Or at least, I think so. What do you think?

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