People like Rawls move, don’t just talk
Published 12:00 am Thursday, August 1, 2002
Those who say Selma doesn’t have its share of hard workers are wrong. Those who believe there aren’t people in Selma who really want to make a difference are wrong.
Last week, we looked at Tina Price and the work she has done to inform the public about child welfare needs. This week, take a look at Rev. Carl Rawls and you’ll find another person who moves rather than talks.
Rawls has spent the past year pursuing one person who might have a little influence in the lives of young people in Dallas County. In fact, Rawls has attempted to lure NBA great A.C. Green to Selma for more than 18 months.
Recently, Rawls received word that Green will make a visit to Selma next Monday, Aug. 5. We can only imagine, right now, what sort of impact Green will have on the youth of Selma and Dallas County. However, we can imagine.
Green represents something so many young people in our country want to be. Every night, our youth turn on the TV and watch professional athletes dominate the world’s entertainment stage. For nearly two decades, our young people watched A.C. Green provide the cornerstone for a championship NBA team.
The positive impact of having someone like Green visit Selma is immeasurable right now. What must happen, in order to gain a full measurement of his affect on Selma is to have local people participate in the event at Selma University on Monday.
Rawls should be given a lot of credit for solidifying Green’s visit to Selma. Rawls, as other people should take note, is thinking outside of the box. He’s not hosting the same old, same old. He’s not just gathering local leaders in a small room and telling them about the problems facing our area.
Rather, he has taken the lead to secure a formidable spokesman for abstinence, and he’s bringing that person to Selma to talk to our young people.
Rev. Rawls, we appreciate your continued service to our community. We join with you in hopes that people in Selma will take advantage of Green’s visit here next week.
For more information about A.C. Green and his visit on Monday, call Rawls at 875-3285.