MARVEL PARKER
A graduate of Harvard University Divinity School Summer Leadership Institute, class of 2004, Marvel Parker received a Bachelor of Arts from Northeastern Illinois University, where she also received an Outstanding Community Service award. She has a Masters of Divinity and a Doctorate of Divinity. She is a certified HIV/AIDS Prevention Counselor.
Dr. Parker is the First Lady of Argo Temple Church of God In Christ in Summit, Illinois, where her husband Elder Wheeler Parker Jr. is Pastor. She is a Public Administrator for the Village of Summit, Executive Director of the Summit Community Task Force, and President of Vel's Travel Agency Inc. She is also Founder and President of AIDS Awareness Advocacy Inc. a not for profit organization which focuses on HIV/AIDS prevention education and counseling.
Her new book, "Breaking the Silence: The Impact of HIV/AIDS On African American Women And the Silence of the Church", gives a startling revelation into the devastating effect that HIV/AIDS has had on African American Women, and reveals some of the key risk factors that African American Women face. A layman's reference book, with a glossary that gives the definition of often used terms in reference to this disease; it is a small easy read that will become a teaching tool for many. It describes the effect of HIV/AIDS on the body, risk factors, facts from fiction, methods of transmission, and several theories of the origin of the disease. This book speaks out about the failure of the church to respond to this epidemic that has victims in the pews on Sunday morning.
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