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Set the Table for the Year

Monica T Ray

Published on: 02/01/2026

This year doesn’t need to be perfect. It needs to be intentional, well-fed, and protected

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2025: Holding the Center While Building the Future

Monica T Ray

Published on: 01/01/2026

This year reminded us that rest is not retreat, that accountability strengthens—not weakens—movements, and that hope must be paired with infrastructure if it is to endure. Looking Ahead

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UNITY IS HOW WE STOP BEING IGNORED.

Monica T Ray

Published on: 26/12/2025

When we move together, we have leverage. Unity is how neighborhoods stop being talked about and start being listened to. It’s how residents, small businesses, churches, and organizations turn separate efforts into real influence.

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Born on the Margins, Still Reigning

Monica T Ray

Published on: 24/12/2025

Tonight, we rest. Tomorrow, we celebrate. And in the days ahead, we rise—grounded in faith, held by community, and unwavering in the belief that light was born on the margins and still shines.

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