RESSURECTION SUNDAY PRAYER/APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS & FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH

An Easter Sunday blessing started us off with Reverend Terence Gray, sr. Pastor of St. Mark AME Church 1968 Bruton Blvd. in Orlando offering prayer to start our conversation on this Resurrection Sunday. Then we segued into a conversation on Sexual Assault. Dr. Crystal Raphael, CEO of ShesThankful.org shared openly about 3 separate assault experiences beginning at the age of 9. We discussed the trauma of assault and why women and men don’t come forward. It’s out of shame, fear or disassociation from the impact. Sexual Assault is not something readily discussed and especially not in the African American community. However, every 68 seconds someone is sexually assaulted. Get Help through Victim Service Center 407/500-HEAL (4325) or through RAIN @ 800/656-HOPE.Join Dr. Crystal Saturday April 26th for Courageous Conversations @ the Grand Avenue Community Center 9am-12pm Register @shesthankful.com For financial literacy month, we spoke with Dr. Regina Hightower, Attorney Odessia Joyner and Cherlynn Williams of the Central Florida National Council of Negro Women about Life Insurance, Wills, Trusts and Assets. Dr. Regina Hightower talked about the difference between term and whole life insurance. We need to provide for our family in our death by determining our income on a DIME = Debt, Income, Remaining Mortgage and the Education of our Children. To ensure that our families are further taken care of, you can provide a description of how your assets will be distributed. You can do that with a will or through a trust document. Wills go through the courts and trusts can be managed through documentation. Get an attorney’s assistance to determine which is best. However, you can draw up a will on your own, but you must have it notarized. For further discussion attend their open forum Wednesday April 23rd @ the Heart of West Lakes @ 5:30pm