Award-Winning Journalist Juanita Bratcher “Touched, Humbled, Grateful and Honored” to Receive Two Golden Rule International Awards, Including a Doctorate of Philosophy in Humanities

Chicago, IL – Award-Winning Journalist, Author & Publisher Juanita Bratcher was the recipient of two awards from Golden Rule International, including a Doctorate of Philosophy in Humanities, during the organization’s Black History Month Celebration.
The awards ceremony was held at Sullivan High School, 6631 North Bosworth, in Chicago.
Bratcher, the recipient of numerous awards during her 40-year career as a Journalist, also received Golden Rule’s Goodwill Ambassador Award which she dedicated to her late mother, Tommie Sean Forte.
Bratcher said receiving the awards was a great honor and privilege, one of the joyous moments of her life. “I am touched, humbled, grateful and honored to receive these awards. And I offer my sincerest gratitude to Golden Rule International and Andrea Graham.
“I also thank God for a successful 40-year career journey, full of successes and milestones. And I am truly grateful to Golden Rule International and Andrea Graham for recognizing those achievements, and for a supportive family who have always stood with me in my many successful career endeavors.
“The golden rule, ‘do unto others as you wish to be done unto’ has always been an integral part of my life and that was because of my upbringing. My mom, Tommie Sean Forte, a devout and devoted Christian, from the beginning, advised her offsprings to do just that. Her teachings have always been a part of my life because doing right by others is the right thing to do,” said Bratcher.
Bratcher added, “I always wonder about those who profess to be Christians yet are so mean-spirited and disrespectful of others. To me, that’s not the Christian way.

For about 40 years, mom was the Mother of her Church – a dedicated missionary who helped so many people. As best she could, she carried the word of God to thousands of people through her missionary work, and she reaped tremendous blessings from God through spiritual obedience. She nurtured and prepared her four children – Eula, Bertha, Juanita and Tommie – for the good and bad of the world.
“Mom died in November 1995, but she became the author of a book, “Mine Eyes Have Seen God’s Miracles” in 1997, after her death. It was after her death that we (offsprings) found a book she was writing which we had no knowledge of. And being a professional writer, I was determined to see that mom’s book was published. I was co-author of the book. So it was only befitting that I dedicate the Golden Rule’s Goodwill Ambassador Award to my mother, a deserving woman who always lived by the golden rule and passed that attitude and behavior on to her children.
“This year, I celebrated 40 consistent years as a journalist, author, publisher, poet and songwriter. During the course of those years, I have authored seven books, thousands of articles and more than 700 poems. God has truly been good to me and I thank him every day for keeping me. It has truly been an exciting journey.
“Again, I thank Golden Rule International and Andrea Graham for honoring me with these awards. I also thank God first and foremost, and a family that has given me much love and emotional support over the years.”

Juanita Bratcher is an Award-Winning Journalist, the Publisher of www.copylinemagazine.com and the author of several books, songwriter and poet. She has been a Journalist for 40 years covering politics, education and a wide-range of other topics.