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NY TIMES: Answering the March’s Call;More Community Involvement by Black Men

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NY TIMES: Awaiting God’s Decision

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As the new chairman of the 17-member pastoral search committee, which included deacons, trustees and regular church members, the Rev. Jacques Andre De Graff gave the ministers hints on how best to win over Canaanites, as church members call themselves.

“My observation has been that the only way you can do this is to be yourself, and not look at this as a job interview,” said Mr. De Graff, a former campaign manager for the Rev. Al Sharpton, as he sat last month beneath the serene gaze of Dr. King in the chapel named in his honor. “The first time everybody came to wow us. They all tried too hard.”

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CITY & STATE: The Power of Diversity: Black 100

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NY TIMES: Awaiting God’s Decision

NY TIMES: Awaiting God’s Decision

Jun 7, 2021 |

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As the new chairman of the 17-member pastoral search committee, which included deacons, trustees and regular church members, the Rev. Jacques Andre De Graff gave the ministers hints on how best to win over Canaanites, as church members call themselves.

“My observation has been that the only way you can do this is to be yourself, and not look at this as a job interview,” said Mr. De Graff, a former campaign manager for the Rev. Al Sharpton, as he sat last month beneath the serene gaze of Dr. King in the chapel named in his honor. “The first time everybody came to wow us. They all tried too hard.”

OBM Summit on PB

Jul 12, 2016 |

there is more than a thousand people gathered in downtown dallas to attend a candlelight vigil...