People like me
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
A delegate shares her story and stresses the importance of reaching out to the African-American alcoholic
Maniacal thirst
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
Drinking, slurring, falling down, blacking out—she was in a hall of mirrors with no way out
A pillow, a blanket & hot soup
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
At his end, with nowhere to go, an alcoholic gets a helping hand from someone from the “other side of town” reached out
Coincidence Or Small Miracle?
March 1973
On the program for just one shaky month, this member had to leave the security of his home group. What happened then gives one cause to wonder. . .
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
March 1973
<emphasis type="italic">"There were men like clergyman Sam Shoemaker, whose early teachings did so much to inspire Dr. Bob and me."</emphasis> Bill W. in <emphasis type="italic">AA Comes of Age</emphasis>
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