Written by Rhonda Kuykendall-Jabari for Ron & Richard Harris: We are in a season of resurrection. The photo above was taken on Easter 1961; a past season of resurrection. We stood before our twin sisters with no knowledge of the many rebirths we would experience during this lifetime. We were young, protected, loved and unafraid. We stood before our twin sisters knowing nothing about the wonderful adventures in our future.
That was 50 years ago. Today, we are living proof of the Divine MotherFatherGod and the spirit of resurrection. We embrace countless lessons about life, death, fear and achievement along the way. We are boys, students, men, teachers, retail buyers, managers, dancers, coaches, designers, owners and creators. We've died and been reborn so many times we've lost count of our birthdays! This is a season of resurrection; but is it our season of resurrection?
We've lived in Los Angeles for nearly 30 years and it's our second home. Last week, we visited the original Lucy Florence (our mother) in our hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Absence makes for interesting insight. We forgot how different things can be from city to city.
Small business is thriving in the ATL. Surprisingly, there were no invisible racial borders when it came to commerce. Money changed hands among, between, within and across ethnicities. Businesses were packed with people of different races. There was no 'Hollywood' expectation of free services to boast celebrity patrons. People didn't act like anyone owed them anything beyond the good or service for which they paid. Everyone pays and everyone benefits. Don't be mistaken, though. There was no chorus of Kumbaya, just a respectable exchange of currency for quality goods and services. You know, business.
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