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I recently preached in Tallahassee, Florida and I was blessed to have one of my mentors come to hear me one night. (Dr. Na’im Akbar). He purchased a copy of my latest book and then he sent me a note which I am posting below.
Dr Akbar is one of the founders of the Association of Black Psychologists. He is highly respected and his words are like a balm for my soul as I continue to fight the media’s attack on my character. I trust you will be blessed by his words as I was (and am).
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From
Na’im Akbar
Thanks for Tallahassee moment
Hi Rev,
It was such a great pleasure to see and hear you in Tallahassee and to be inspired by your awesome vision. My greatest regret was that I wasn’t able to partake more of your presence. The week after you left I ended up partially disabled by an unexplained case of tendinitis affecting both of my Achilles Tendons and the only treatment was to stay off of my feet for a week. The blessing in this disability is that it gave me an opportunity to read all of A SANKOFA MOMENT. It is an awesome piece(!!!) and the exciting part of it is that Trinity’s growth and development is a microcosm of the evolution of Negro-to-Black to African consciousness from a psycho-social-spiritual, perspective. You are such a masterful story teller and blessed as a perceptive spiritual conduit, that it spoke cosmically about our growth over the last 40 years. You and Trinity have been so blessed to be in the major current in the movement of the best of Black thought over the last half century. I found myself periodically shouting “Hallelujah” as I read the milestones of Trinity’s Growth. If I were still teaching Black Studies, I would require this books as a case history in the evolution of our people from a holistic perspective. (My only suggestion would have been to call it “A SANKOFA VIEW” rather than a “moment” because it is such a sustained vision that “Moment” does it a disservice.)
Thank you so much and thanks to your daughter, Jeri, who served as the midwife to this profound delivery by “tricking you” into bringing this forth. It’s obvious that you are no more retired than I am and I look forward to our paths to continue to run parallel in our continued growth. God (ain’t but One and He is Mighty) bless you my brother!!
By the way, I got another copy of the book to pass along to my pastor here in Tallahassee, Rev. R.B. Holmes, Jr., the closest that I can find to a local visionary ministry here in the boon docks of North Florida.
Peace to you,
Na’im
Na’im Akbar, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Na’im Akbar Consultants
324 N. Copeland Street
Tallahassee, FL 32304