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August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA
A delegate shares her story and stresses the importance of reaching out to the African-American alcoholic

I’m here we’re here

August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA
A long-time African-American member tells his story and encourages others to get involved beyond the group

Dear Grapevine

August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA

Letter from the Editor

August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA

AA Brings Hope

July 2019 | The Prison Issue
An AA brings the message, and a “vision of hope,” to inmates in a county jail

What Goes Around Comes Around

July 2019 | The Prison Issue
It took more than 20 years—and all Three Legacies—for him to become the AA member and man he’d envisioned

The Drink That Saved My Life

July 2019 | The Prison Issue
He reached for the bottle of cooking wine as a last resort—but it may have kept him alive

What’s On Your Mind: Chanting

July 2019 | The Prison Issue
It does “work if you work it,” but do you really need to keep saying that?

Coincidence—Or Something Else?

July 2019 | The Prison Issue
Wednesdays, at 7pm, hold a very special significance for him

Journeying to Faith

July 2019 | The Prison Issue
A God of his understanding keeps him sober

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