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God has gained an angel | Afro

By Joseph Green-Bishop Special to the AFRO The Rev. Mamie Althea Williams was an angelic servant of God who during nearly a half century of ministry profoundly and selflessly improved the lives of people throughout the world. A powerful orator and effective church and civic leader, Rev. Williams, who died recently in her Baltimore County […]

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