Why were you invited to this newsletter?   Everybody comes from somebody! This is what all of us have in common.    In the early stages of the website some very interesting family history was included. It took us back to the early 1780's with Charles and Sarah Marshall, the parents of Mathew Marshall Ford who was Enslaved. It went on to tell us how Jane Ford a free woman married a slave and so Mathew took on her Surname. Jane and Mathew had 17 children. And finally, it explained our Early beginnings in what is known as Culpeper, Virginia. 

   You may not have been a history buff, but Culpeper was the sight of the most military battles in the Civil war.  Why is this important to Our family?  Jane and Mathew (a former slave) ran a commissary for the Union Army in the midst of the war.  Less than a mile away from the homestead was a military jail. 

  You have to ask yourself: What kind of People were Our Family!  Some of our new readers may still ask: Why  is Jane and Mathew important to us. Well Jane and Mathew fathered Richard Ford who married Sarah and had Mary T who in turn married Dock Stroud.  Well, hold on, Dock  and Mary had 5 daughters who eventually moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y and married into the Haden, Tucker, Michael,  Ford and Wyatt Family.  Need I say more?

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Peace and love Family,

What can you say about  July?  Only that it's getting hot out here!

  Family, don't let that stop you from doing what needs to be done. Your participation in living and supporting the many protest and proactive activities in your community is greatly needed.  If the election of our present government officials was rigged or it was a result of our lack of participation; or  however else you feel needs to be heard.  I can't tell you what side of the fence you should be on in these political matters, I can encourage you to weigh how it's affecting us as a people. We are facing an  organizational effort to erase our participation in history and  the development of the United States. Our Ancestors' lives meant more than this government is willing to acknowledge and we should not be placid in letting our history being erased.

      As a genealogist I'm alarmed and angry!  I can't make you angry, but you should be!   The National Archives has been closed to the public and the National Black Museum will only be open to people who have official  business to do.  Why is our participation so threating to today's government.  Please ask yourself why  and hold yourself accountable for letting this government do as it pleases with the history of our people.  Through my research I can tell you my Ancestors; your ancestors suffered greatly and still their children rise.  Family, your existence should not be erased, misrepresented or reinterpreted. All of us are responsible for what  happens from this point forward.  Your history cannot be denied!  Your accomplishments can not be claimed by others!  We are a more important entity in this country's development than that which they give us credit for.  

   Today we have a family tree of over 48,000 people and history going back as far is 1619 in this country and the 1400's in other countries.  We are too important in the makeup of this country to be erased. So family, on a last but not final note:

Brag about not being a product of your circumstances.  Be a product of your decisions!!  It's important for you to find a way or you will find an excuse

This newsletter serves to put an exclamation mark on the lives our Ancestors hoped we would have.  The messages in this newsletter is to offer hope, encouragement  and acknowledgement.   If you wish to view our family tree on Ancestry. com please reach out to me for an invite. So I hope you will reach out to one another and share victories, desires and needs.  We can only trust you will find this newsletter worthy of your time and take a moment to read and share your news with us.  Please send any thoughts, messages or history to fullergail@hotmail.com or give me a call at 646 8515247; I'll answer.

Good News:

Look who's back home in Mount Vernon. New York and bringing a little old school fun with her.  Family, no one has more fun than we do, let's support our own Brenda Booker Smith as she brings old school Kick ball back to the Park.

                                       

It’s going down first annual old school kickball game we’re throwing it way back when knees didn’t crack and fun was everything !!!! Pull up bring your crew and let’s create some good ole memories, healing energy and community fun

New York New York!

It continues to happen for us Family. That's right give a Standing loud and proud ovation for Deandra Jones Simmonds. Deandra has received her Master's degree from Monroe University . Last we heard Deandra was a wife, a mother and a member of the Westchester County law enforcement. Today she is not only a wife, a mother, a graduate of John Jay College she is now holds a Masters from Monroe University. Deandra is the daughter of Melvin and Denise Grant Jones. She is the grand daughter of the Late Jean Tucker Grant.

"So proud of myself for going back to school and accomplishing what I wanted. After putting this off to raise my children, maintain my marriage, and start my career, I can finally say I earned my Masters degree. I couldn’t have done it without my biggest support system Gimeno Simmonds."

New York , welcome the newest edition to the Stroud Family. Yes, Shomari Puegeot Davis born June 24, 2025. Son of Puegeot R Davis and grandson of Marvin R and Kim Morefield Davis. Great Grandson of Bernard Morefield and Carole E Tucker Morefield Wilson. Shomari is the Great Great Grandson of Harry P Sr. and Helen Stroud Tucker

San Diego California, let's hear it one more time for our Patriarchs Michael "Mikal" Royster who will be turning 75 on July 6th. Send this inspiring brother your love and continued support. Mikal serves as a speaker for NA and recently celebrated 40 years of Sobriety.

Michael "Mikal" Royster has a story to share and a light to shine on having hope and faith. Much love to you Mikal. As your father always said: "Smile God Loves you and So do I". Michael Mikal Royster is the son of the late Walter Jr. and Helen Haden Royster. He is the grandson of the Late Lloyd and Janie Stroud Haden

Nevada! Congratulations to Mary Royster Harris and Michele Harris Dixon on moving to their new home. May you find peace, joy and happiness in your new community.

Congratulations goes out to Cousin Monica Michael who has relocated to North Carolina from Pennsylvania. We wish you much happiness in your new home. She is the daughter of the late Robert "Bobby" Michel and Lorraine Cooper Crosby. She is the Granddaughter of the late William Michael Jr. and Rachel Stroud Michael Stewart.

Florida is chiming in with having Michael R Royster Jr. celebrating ownership of a new home in Coco Beach Florida. It keeps getting better as we push forward! Michael Jr. is the son of Michael Sr. and the former Judith Johnson Royster. He is the Grandson of the late Walter Jr. and Helen Haden Royster and Great Grandson of lloyd Sr and Janie Stroud Haden

Welcome home to Lauryn and Adam Herpin. They just finished a week-long journey through Norway (with stops in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and the Shetland Islands. Lauryn is the daughter of Horace Semere and lisa Michael Semere. She is the granddaughter of Robert "Bobby" Michael and Boutte Michael Semere and the Great Granddaughter of the late William and Rachel Stroud Michael Stewart

Loud and Proud Shout outs to our graduate Ceceila Haden in New York. " CeeCee", our former limbs Awareness Poster child is the daughter of Leyla Rodriquez and Tyrone Lloyd Haden Sr. Ceecee, is the Grandchild of the later Ceceila Haden and Tyrone Phelps. She is the Great Grandchild of the late Lloyd Jr. and Dorothy Mckelvey Haden . Ceceila is the Great Great Grandchild of Lloyd Sr and Janie Stroud Haden She is a graduate of P.S.89 the Williamsbridge School.

Loud and Proud Shout out to graduate Khiem K. Benjamin Jr. in California. Khiem. is a graduate of Richardson Middle School. Khiem is the son of Khiem Sr. and Marcella Fuller Benjamin. He is the grandson of Ronald and Gail Haden Fuller and Great Grandson of Josephine Coley and Luther James. Khiem is the Great Great Grandson of Lloyd Sr. and Janie Stroud Haden

Prayer Warriors:

Family, we ask that you continue to humble yourselves and give thanks and Praise to the Most High. May your prayers cover our entire family and friends and may our adversaries know we are covered by God's grace. Prayer warriors stay encouraged and mindful we are not alone.

As is always our desire we ask that you keep our Elders in mind when you send out your prayers. As well as all those who are going through and we don't know their names or their struggles

We ask for you to Pray for Mary Harris and Michele Harris Dixon as they move forward in their daily lives. May they gain strength each day to keep moving and making a difference.

To All of our graduates we send Congratulations and prayers for your continued success.

Wider Horizon Book Club:

There's Always room for one more. So grab your cup and join us

All are invited and welcomed to attend our Virtual Book  club on Saturday July 26th  at 4pm est.  The book club will be reading.  The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues : by Novel Edward Kelsey Moore

Just click the link below to join the meeting.  See you on July 26th.https://bookclubs.com/wider-horizons-book-club/join/

Our History;

Let's take a moment to give Thanks and Praise to our Elders. We are grateful to the role Cousin Elizabeth "Betty" Tucker Scotland plays in the life of this family. We are grateful she is still among us to lend counseling and guidance. We shall keep in our prayers as we remember the role as past Elder Jean Tucker Grant served in our family unit. With the transition of cousin Jean we welcome our new members of the Matriarch. Welcome if you will Cousin Sheila Ann Royster, Mary Royster Harris, Joan O Grant Jordon, Victoria E Grant Kershaw , twins Carole E Tucker Morefield Wilson and Dianne M Ritzie.

  Why were you invited to this newsletter?   Everybody comes from somebody! This is what all of us have in common.    In the early stages of the website some very interesting family history was included. It took us back to the early 1780's with Charles and Sarah Marshall, the parents of Mathew Marshall Ford who was Enslaved. It went on to tell us how Jane Ford a free woman married a slave and so Mathew took on her Surname. Jane and Mathew had 17 children. And finally, it explained our Early beginnings in what is known as Culpeper, Virginia. 

  You may not have been a history buff, but Culpeper was the sight of the most military battles in the Civil war.  Why is this important to Our family?  Jane and Mathew (a former slave) ran a commissary for the Union Army in the midst of the war.  Less than a mile away from the homestead was a military jail. 

  You have to ask yourself: What kind of People were Our Family!  Some of our new readers may still ask: Why  is Jane and Mathew important to us. Well Jane and Mathew fathered Richard Ford who married Sarah and had Mary T who in turn married Dock Stroud.  Well, hold on, Dock  and Mary had 5 daughters who eventually moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y and married into the Haden, Tucker, Michael,  Ford and Wyatt Family.  Need I say more?

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Yes, we are too Blessed to be Stressed.

All Praises due to the Most High for allowing us to know who we are. We are running into June with a sense of Joy because we know " We Are Somebody" ! We are not only Survivors, we are Thrivers. The world has been told we are Fatherless Children and yet here we are in numbers to show they are wrong. We've faced many struggles, overcome hurdles that were mountains, and we've crossed over the Oceans not knowing which way to swim, But today in 2025 the seeds sown by Jane Ford and Mathew Marshall Ford flourish despite not having a chart to follow.

We are a mix of thrivers, survivors, dreamer, schemers and achievers. We exist in a world in which we serve mankind as best we can. We teach, we preach, we are storytellers ,we play, we sing, dance, and we create. No one expected us to survive and yet here we are students of Life's lessons. Many of us hold degrees from life's ups and downs, our men possess Degrees and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Street Survival. And today our children are recipients of love, nurturing and Education unmatched.

We are on a mission to raise this generation to higher heights and wave our banner high because we know who we are~

Much love goes out to each of you as we celebrate the month of June and give a loud and proud shout out to the father's of our family. This is not to say they were perfect but the lessons they taught us has brought us to a point where we know Family is First. If the father was missing, he taught the necessity to hang in there. For the fathers who struggled with their tramas; they taught us the struggle is real and we are capable. If his dreams were deferred, he taught you to Dare to Dream and Never Give Up.

So today Thanks goes out to the Ancestors and applause goes out to the Son's who are now Father's. Father's who have a road map to be the best they can be.

Happy Father's Day and Happy Juneteenth

This newsletter serves to put an exclamation mark on the lives our Ancestors hoped we would have.  The messages in this newsletter is to offer hope, encouragement  and acknowledgement.  So I hope you will reach out to one another and share victories, desires and needs.  We can only trust you will find this newsletter worthy of your time and take a moment to read and share your news with us.  Please send any thoughts, messages or history to fullergail@hotmail.com or give me a call at 646 8515247; I'll answer.

Good News:

Lets give a huge round of applause to Doming Penn who graduated from Glenville State University.  He's embraced by his proud father James "Scoonie" Penn.  Dom is the Grand son of  the late Darnell Penn and Allegra Tucker Penn.  He is the  Great Grandson of Richard and Majourie Wood Tucker. He is the Great Great Grandson of Harry P. and Helen Stroud Tucker

When you think life couldn't get any better  you find yourself in an ideal professional position.  Kevin Haden has secure the position as Dean of Music for Boston Conservatory at Berklee and his wife Michelle Pruitt Haden landed a role on Law and Order.  Kevin is the son of Clarence Stroud Jr. and Constance Lowe Haden.  He is the Grandson of Clarence Sr and Barbara Glover Haden and the Great Grandson of Lloyd Sr. and Janie Stroud Haden.

Drum role goes out to the Fuller Clan.  What does a father do when two of his children are making milestone moves in their education and you too have succeeded in completing your degree in Nuclear Engineering.  Well, Victor Fuller put his achievement to  aside and it was all about his children.  His son Jay Fuller walked the stage in Orlando Florida after securing his certification as a Pharmacist Tech from Concorde Institute.  His daughter Laila E J Fuller graduated from Apopka High School at 16 with an upcoming  Associates Degree  from Valencia  as well.  Jay and laila are the grandchildren of Ronald and Gail Haden Fuller. They are the Great Grandchildren of  Luther James and Josephine Haden Coley.  They are the Great Great Grandchildren of Lloyd Sr. and Janie Stroud Haden

New Jersey is screaming loud and Proud for David Elijah Augustus Haden who graduated from   Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania . He is the son of David Sr and Elizabeth Haden and the Grandson of the late John M. and Anna Fields Haden.   He is the Great Grandson of LLoyd Sr. and Janie Stroud Haden

From Salem, Mass. to Ohio  show some love for Preston Penn, son of Dewayne Penn and the Grand son of the late James Darnell Penn and  Allegra Tucker Penn. He is  the  Great Grandson of Richard and Majourie Wood Tucker and the Great Great Grandson of Harry P Sr. and Helen Stroud Tucker

  

Congrats goes out to Nick Tucker on his Speaking engagement last month in Los Angeles.  You are making an  impact on young minds.  Anyone looking for a Motivational Speaker reach out to Nickrtucker.com

Happy 87th  Birthday Joan  McNish Francis, mother of Dr. Minette Francis Haden.  Minette is married to Stuart V Haden

Prayer Warriors"

We always ask that you keep this Family's name lifted in Prayer.  We are separated by miles but not by our thoughts and well wishes.  Do not forget our Elders and family members who have recently lost someone.  In New Orleans we send our heartfelt condolences to the Semere family.  Final goodbyes hurt so much, so we pray for comfort. 

 Our next shout out goes to Michael "Mikal" Royster in San Diego Calif. who is celebrating 40 years of Sobriety.  Mikal is the son of Walter and Helen Haden and the grandson of Lloyd Sr. and Janie Stroud Haden

It's not over until we give Thanks for  Michelle Tucker seeing 30 years of Sobriety in Atlanta Georgia.   Michelle is the daughter of 

Out History

  Life takes many twist and turns, the wind blows and some are taken  Until now Many of us never considered who the members of the Patriarch are.  On first thoughts would be to think of our Grand Parents or Parents.  And yet some have lived long enough and stand high upon the ladder of life to be the new members of our Patriarch. Let's take a moment to acknowledge  Charles Chesson III son of  Charles Jr and Dorothy Tucker Chesson .  John Melvin Haden Jr. son of John Sr and Anna Fields Haden .  Michael Mikal  Rudolph Royster son of Walter and Helen Haden Royster  and finally  Clarence Stroud Haden son of Clarence Sr and Barbara Glover Haden

  The assignment is huge; keep this family unit connected.  Short circuit that which would cause division, promote Unity  and Teach why we Never Give Up!

Wider Horizon Book Club:

  There's Always room for one more. So grab your cup and join us

All are invited and welcomed to attend our Virtual Book  club on Saturday June 28th  at 4pm est.  The book club will be reading.   A Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

Just click the link below to join the meeting.  See you on June 28th.

https://bookclubs.com/wider-horizons-book-club/join/

   Why were you invited to this newsletter?   Everybody comes from somebody! This is what all of us have in common.    In the early stages of the website some very interesting family history was included. It took us back to the early 1780's with Charles and Sarah Marshall, the parents of Mathew Marshall Ford who was Enslaved. It went on to tell us how Jane Ford a free woman married a slave and so Mathew took on her Surname. Jane and Mathew had 17 children. And finally, it explained our Early beginnings in what is known as Culpeper, Virginia. 

  You may not have been a history buff, but Culpeper was the sight of the most military battles in the Civil war.  Why is this important to Our family?  Jane and Mathew (a former slave) ran a commissary for the Union Army in the midst of the war.  Less than a mile away from the homestead was a military jail. 

  You have to ask yourself: What kind of People were Our Family!  Some of our new readers may still ask: Why  is Jane and Mathew important to us. Well Jane and Mathew fathered Richard Ford who married Sarah and had Mary T who in turn married Dock Stroud.  Well, hold on, Dock  and Mary had 5 daughters who eventually moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y and married into the Haden, Tucker, Michael,  Ford and Wyatt Family.  Need I say more?

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May Blessings Family,

     Family members may find themselves tettering back and forth thinking about Mother's Day.  While others may not fully appreciate what they still have in their presence. In any case regardless of where you are in life's journey you are blessed.  You are blessed to have had the best example of what un conditional love looks like. 

       A love that wants only the best for you, even when you don't know what is best.  A love that protects and models how to reach your full potential. A love that  hurts and heals and demonstrates how to survive by never giving up.  

     So as you reflect this Mother's Day, shed a healing tear and laugh out loud for the many Happy Memories.  I miss my mom but I know she would be proud of what her children have achieved.  I know my Grandmother would be beaming with pride as she sees her legacy.  And my Great Grandmother, would be loud and Proud declaring those are mine. 

     So no matter where you are in life's Journey take a moment  to reflect on the gifts your mother has given you. Raise your glass and give a toast to the best teacher you ever had.  Some of your lessons may be what not to do; while others will show you strength you never knew you had.  

To our Ancestors, we give you praise for being the warriors who served as vessels that brought us forth into the world. We are grateful for all of your sacrifices and pray we can make you proud.  Our oath to you is to keep our families connected and strong, with wisdom and love

   Let's give a loud and Proud shout out to our Ancestors the Stroud and Ford Women!

 This newsletter serves to put an exclamation mark on the lives our Ancestors hoped we would have.  The messages in this newsletter is to offer hope, encouragement  and acknowledgement.  So I hope you will reach out to one another and share victories, desires and needs.  We can only trust you will find this newsletter worthy of your time and take a moment to read and share your news with us.  Please send any thoughts, messages or history to fullergail@hotmail.com or give me a call at 646 8515247; I'll answer.

Good News

                                                                                        

                                      

Family our 89 yr young Matriarch Elizabeth " Betty" Tucker Scotland, celebrated her Birthday and Anniversary with Family.   We are grateful for everyone who took the time out to call, took time to visit and sent cards.

Happy Birthday to All of our Taurus and Gemini Family members! Click Click !

Prayer Warriors:

First and Foremost Giving All Honor and Praise to the Most High for keeping us.  Please keep the Family unit in Prayer.  We are facing unusual attacks from all sides.  Please stay alert and be prepared for the unknown.

Send special prayers out for all of our students who will be graduating this year.  Keep them lifted, so that they may reach their full potential.  If you have any names and schools they are graduating from please submit it to fullergail@hotmail.com; so that they reach their full potential.

Wider Horizons Book Club

All are invited and welcomed to attend our Virtual Book  club on Saturday May 24th at 4pm est.  The book club will be reading. 

"The Supremes At Earl's"   by Edward Kelsey Moore 

Just click the link below to join the meeting.  See you May 

https://bookclubs.com/wider-horizons-book-club/join/

Our History

In the 1940's the President of the United States had a program to get Americans back to work.  It was called the WPA project.  An are included was the Writers guild.  This project included getting stories about American life and the history of former enslaved individual.

 One of these writers Margaret Jeffries interviewed our own Daniel Ford in Culpeper, Virginia.  Daniel talked about his Grandmother Jane Ford and his life of working on the Railroad.  Here are excerpts of his interview that were found in the National Archives in Washington, DC.

   Why were you invited to this newsletter?   Everybody comes from somebody! This is what all of us have in common.    In the early stages of the website some very interesting family history was included. It took us back to the early 1780's with Charles and Sarah Marshall, the parents of Mathew Marshall Ford who was Enslaved. It went on to tell us how Jane Ford a free woman married a slave and so Mathew took on her Surname. Jane and Mathew had 17 children. And finally, it explained our Early beginnings in what is known as Culpeper, Virginia. 

  You may not have been a history buff, but Culpeper was the sight of the most military battles in the Civil war.  Why is this important to Our family?  Jane and Mathew (a former slave) ran a commissary for the Union Army in the midst of the war.  Less than a mile away from the homestead was a military jail. 

  You have to ask yourself: What kind of People were Our Family!  Some of our new readers may still ask: Why  is Jane and Mathew important to us. Well Jane and Mathew fathered Richard Ford who married Sarah and had Mary T who in turn married Dock Stroud.  Well, hold on, Dock  and Mary had 5 daughters who eventually moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y and married into the Haden, Tucker, Michael,  Ford and Wyatt Family.  Need I say more?

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Peace and Positive energy Family,

Giving All Honor and Praise to the "Most High"

There's so much negativity being throw at us these days; in an attempt to bait us into a confrontation. I encourage everyone to Stay Alert and be proactive. Make decisions and plans for the "what If" moments. Think of it as "what if" you get fired, " what if" your Social Security gets cut, "what if" you can't get a job even if you're qualified, "what if "you are written out of the pages of History and what if the money is not there to send your children to college? It's time to think and prepare for the 'What If"!

Family, although we are scattered across the world, prepare now for "what If". Because "what if " is something Grandma was always prepared for. Can you remember when she would lean forward and put her hand in her bra and unroll her little stash, or she sent you to the store with those empty bottles to help pay for what she wanted? Better yet, no phone she'd send that boy or that girl over there. So today the question is: What's our plan for the " what if " the internet is shut down, what if the satellite services is interrupted and theirs no phone service; what's the plan?

Being prepared is what we have to do so our children, our elders, our brother's and our sisters know what to do. So they know that you are ok. What's the plan? This is not a doomsday message, it's a reminder that All of us must pay attention and plan for our successes and for that what if moment.

In this world we can't afford not to be aware. Even more importantly we must pull our children into the circle where knowledge is shared. For everyone's survival our children must be in the know. Know where to go, know how to see truth vs a lie, know how we got here and finally know who they are. History is being rewritten and we are being written out. Share our story, share the trials and contributions of Our story and share the necessity to stay united.

Prepare for "What if". take care and Teach the children our Truth!

  This newsletter serves to put an exclamation mark on the lives our Ancestors hoped we would have.  The messages in this newsletter is to offer hope, encouragement  and acknowledgement.  So I hope you will reach out to one another and share victories, desires and needs.  We can only trust you will find this newsletter worthy of your time and take a moment to read and share your news with us.  Please send any thoughts, messages or history to fullergail@hotmail.com or give me a call at 646 8515247; I'll answer.

Good News

Let me start off by saying how grateful we are to all of the family who support us and the many activities we are involved in. There is one cousin I have to give a shout out to because she always comes through regardless of the fact we have never met.  Family, let's give a huge shout out to cousin Nellie Penn. Without fanfare she has always supported our Relay for Life fundraisers.

Once again we acknowledge  Jasmine Jennings on being inducted into the University of Rhode Islands Hall of Fame.  We want to take a minute to celebrate the family and friends wo traveled to Rhode Island to support her. Your sacrifice and love showed through loud and clear.                           

                      
Hey Atlanta Georgia. there's nothing like celebrating new life and enjoying watching it taking on new form.  Lets celebrate parents Byron Turner and Danielle Haden as they celebrate their son Cairo's 1st birthday. What a blessing he is to his big brother Judea.  May you continue to have many more years of happiness and fulfillment.

 

                                                                                                                          

                                                

Family, we shared the remarkable story of our Cousin Nick Tucker, who has taken his journey in life to become a motivational speaker. We shared his first virtual speaking assignment which discussed " what do you do with unprocessed Emotions? We are please to inform and congratulate Nick on being one of two keynote speakers for the Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine annual conference. The Conference is being held April 11th & 12th

"There’s a special in my heart for at risk youth, and for parents who step up to take care of kids who aren’t their blood— they are doing God‘s work!

I’m excited to share my story, inspire, encourage, and give parents the tools that they need to help their kids navigate very complex internal and external landscapes. "

Nickrtucker.com

Prayer Warriors 

Family, please pay attention to your body, it will give you warning signal. It may cost a little but your early attention will save your life. We have a family history of High Blood pressure and cancer, so please pay attention to your body.

To all our Prayer warriors, please keep our Elder Elizabeth "Betty" Tucker Scotland in your Prayers as she continues to heal from the loss of her sister. Our reigning Matriarch will be celebrating her 89th birthday this month on April 22nd . Keep her and her husband Norman "Mickey" Scotland lifted up in your prayers.  She is not good at answering the phone, but the Most High knows how to reach her and share how much she is loved.

Please keep our Florida Cousins Horatio and Catherine Green in your Prayers as they travel to New York to check on and celebrate our Matriarch on her birthday.

Please lift up Cousin Tyrone Haden in New York. He's recently released from the hospital.  After calling and checking on him he is doing better and following doctors orders.

Our Florida Cousin Raheem Royster needs us to add his name to the Prayer list. 

Please keep Michele Harris-Dixon in your prayers as she continues to push forward in her medical challenges. We're pleased to report that she had made up her mind to make it to Rhode Island and nothing got in her way to do so.  May she continue to Thrive!

Prayers for a speedy Recovery go out Theresa Haden Boone in Texas

Please keep me Gail Haden Fuller on your list. That silent killer known as High Blood Pressure caused me to stay alert.  New medication and lifestyle changes are in order.

Wider Horizon Book Club                                                                                            

All are invited and welcomed to attend our Virtual Book  club on Saturday April 22 at 4pm est.  The book club will be reading.   Memphis:  A Read With Jenna Pick 

by Tara M. Stringfellow 

Just click the link below to join the meeting.  See you April 22nd.

https://bookclubs.com/wider-horizons-book-club/join/

Our History

Our Tucker family is recorded as one of the first 3 Black Families in the city of Mount Vernon, New York. This information came to pass at the retirement of Bro George Albert Tucker from the Capuchin Brothers.  Bro George was the  son of  the late Harry P Sr and Helen Stroud Tucker, Enjoy reading this Newspaper article on his retirement and the Tucker relationship to Mount Vernon, NY