Cover Story
Photography by
Johnny Rodriguez
Written by Keira Wesley-Busher
On Location
at Mojo Harlem and The Riverside Theatre New York City
Stylist Carlton Jones | Makeup Artist: Romell Duresseau | Hair: Jackie Brown | HTQ on location: Brauck Wesley-Busher, William Q Pierce, Danielle Terry and Tyler Busher | Wardrobe for Fonzworth Bentley by Devon Scott & Miguel Antoinne | Young Models Nassir and Talib Muhammad dressed by Brooks Brothers Madison Avenue, NYC
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In an initial apologetic tone, which basically indicated that somehow the church missed the memorandum with the updates for the manifold-information-tech-savvy new generation, Bentley sadly informed the audience that for the most part, the youth were not interested in the philosophy put forth. He asked the audience of whom he had apprehended by his opening statement, “Where are the youth, what are they doing? You see them everyday.” He further asserted a statement made by Cindy Trimm that the ears are the spiritual reproductive organs and then answered his own question. Pointing to his ears, he explained, “the youth are here, with their IPods, I-phones, video games, and if we are going to reach them – we need new artillery. In order to win them, you have to be everywhere that they are.” He turned to the clergy and said, “Jesus said get out from the four walls of the church.”
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