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When Ying Met Yang
—Debbie Burke (in Soul Sistah; Issue 2)
When Stanford sophomore Shamika Walker, 19, met Stephen Goddard, 23, in San Antonio, Texas, it was a collision course in drama. They were married September 4, 2004 in San Antonio's Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church and are starting out their matrimonial life on campus. But their road to the alter was no untroubled walk down the aisle, rather, it was a testament of struggle, acceptance, maturity and love... [more]
That's my Fire
— Cover Story (in Soul Sistah; Issue 2)
Ogonna Nneka Nnamani sits down with me on a quiet Saturday morning in the kitchen of Casa Italiana. Comfy in pajamas and a T-shirt, she greets everyone who walks by with more than a hello — she seems aware of what is happening in each of their lives, and is (amazingly) able to keep everything straight. This is not what I typically expect from a Stanford Star Olympic athlete, but Ogonna is anything but typical. Friends and acquaintances alike comment on ... [more]