Cynthia Wilson Updated Contact Information (Updated 3.30.24)&(2.9.25,2.11.25 & 2.12.25)

Email- creativessel@gmail.com

From the Photo Archives-

Cynthia Wilson at left pictured in pink Martha’s Vineyard cap sporting VIP Media Access lanyard in the audience. She chose to view concert from the audience with other fans at special benefit music concert to support and heal traumatized Virginia Tech community as they re-start the Fall school term. Circa September 2007. More about that concert at this  link.

Dear Blog Readers:

Thank you so kindly for making this blog a success. I appreciate your readership of this blog over the past 16 years and both the Heavier Octaves High Notes E-Zine and Heavier Octaves.Org blogs for 21 years. In addition to providing a well of past coverage and reviews of benefit concerts and humantarian projects of musicians for music fans and the general public over certain years, they are also good sources for research and education now that are planned to be located soon, barring any unforseen delays at the Internet Archive. I also hope to have some of the missing links to articles and other related reference media including videos and photos restored.

However, I will still be posting to this blog “Cynthia D. Wilson Speaks and Writes” occasionally.

In the past invitations have been extended for you to subscribe and also to contribute to this blog. Requests for prayer are always welcome. I only ask that you email them at the email address provided.

I am requesting that you leave your email address and other valid contact info so I can follow up with you if you would like to blog as a guest blogger or participate in a future podcast episode.  In the past I have also made an effort to attend concerts and reach out that way. You can contact me via my webpage at http://Aboutme.thecynthiawilson.com.

Updates will also be provided via You Tube, IG( when I get it re-published) and Twitter/X @speakingcynthia or Threads. But contact me first to arrange agreements so I will be clear that we are on the same page.  Please contact me by email if you would like to contribute. 

You can also send messages via my website on the social media links provided on that web page as well.

Past cultural/non-religious podcast episodes containing reviews of concerts, movies and political commentary will be made available periodically for download on my website, in a book or at the Internet Archive (working on it).  (Edited 3.30.24)(Most recent edits 2.9.25, 2.11.25 and 2.12.25.)

Listen to Cynthia D. Wilson Speaks podcast archives at the following link:

https://www.spreaker.com/show/cynthia-wilson-speaks-out

Creativessel@gmail.com has been my email for nearly 20 years. So, that's a stable one to use. I’m making an effort to consolidate and keep things very clear and straight forward amidst significant communication challenges I have experienced over the years.

Peace and blessings,

Cynthia Wilson

Founder, Principal Writer & Editor (since 2007).

Grammy Elegance: Beyonce, Alicia,Doechii, Roan et Al

 

Alicia Keys Global Impact Award Acceptance Speech

Beyonce Wins Album of the Year Award 

The Grammy Awards show last night, I would describe as pure elegance from the set,stage decor,the performances and of course the acceptance speeches, of which the most vibrant were Beyonce, Keys,Doechii and Roan. Trevor Noah excelled again as host.
It was good and was glad to see Beyonce I
(and vicariously hubby Jay-Z) finally get that album of the year award even though Beyonce has won the most Grammys than any other artist ever with 27 wins before she won the coveted Album of the Year Award and a few others last night. Now with a total of 35.Kudos to her and the graceful manner in which she and daughter Blue lvy accompanying her on stage,accepted the long overdue bonus. I say bonus because her range and excellence in the pop music field had been proven time and time again
by her numerous Grammy wins in the past. And, quite frankly it was a shrewd move to go country.

 If Swift could cross over from country to pop and skyrocket up the charts why not Beyonce switching over from pop to country. It definitely paid off in more ways than one. Shaboozey, Lil Nas, Darius Rucker deserve their cross over propers as well and Mickey Guyton for paving the way as well in country genre are all blacks in country. Beyonce did Charlie Pride and many more little known Black country artists proud while elevating the genre in the black community and globally. While showing her country roots Texas style. Savvy move. 

Alicia Keys was simply stunning from her approach to the stage accompanied by one of her children to the dynamic way in which she lauded the artists community for how they were coming together to support one another inserting a well timed reminder in light of recent events by the current administration. She mentioned and I am paraphrasing, about how diversity is a gift and not something to be discarded or frowned upon. It should be welcomed and nurtured.How she reached out to the community of female musicians and opened up doors with. She is in the Music, helped children in Africa with Keep A Child Alive and other programs she initiated and developed over the years. Queen Latifah's introduction of Alicia was beautiful. She lifted her up as a good friend who is always there when you call on her. The camera zoomed in on Alicia returning a warm and appreciative smile for the props.Alicia not only received the Dr. DRE Global Impact Award,but she also received a Grammy for her Broadway bioplay Hell's Kitchen.

I especially resonated with Roans speech and how she in a soft spoken manner. Her slogan,sure to become a popular adage among artists was "labels we got you, but do you have us"?  Well done Roan in an unassuming,yet forcefully gentle way.
She spoke out about the need for health coverage and other financial benefits that often go missing from artists compensation in a multi million dollar industry. Right on Roan!

Link to my podcast episode here for more commentary on the show.

Special Prayers for Fire Aid and the Victims and Survivors of the Fires

  I am praying mightily for the safety and well-being of every musician, every first res p onder  every fireman  every public safety officer,every volunteer, every worker, every organizer,every logistics personnel, every security person and every concert attendee this evening  who will be there in person at both  venues this evening  for this beautiful humanitarian act of outreach to restore the Los Angeles families and first responders who lost and gave so much in the recent fire disasters.

 

 

I regret that due to health challenges I can't be there in person to cover by live blogging, podcast and participate in this music benefit as I have in the past at other benefit concerts like Live Aid, Virginia Tech, Tsunami Aid, etc., to comfort with music, to raise awareness, to raise funds, to educate and to uplift and encourage communities that have been devastated by unexpected events such as the wild fires in L.A.

I will be watching the live stream.

God bless you and keep you safe from all hurt, harm and danger as you lift your voices to help your neighbors in need.

Peace,

Cynthia Wilson
 

MPBC Event Greater New Mount Moriah Baptist Hosts State Covention

 

Law Abiding Citizens--Wherefore Art Thou? Stand Up and Be Counted

 Note: This post was first written on December 7,2024 and edited on January 7, 2025.

Today, FBI staff given termination notices. What next? Excuse me, you say appropriate...okay. Let me check with the US Constitution, federal statutes, government regulations,etc., and other law fare.

Since the election of our current President and the swift nominations of some controversial cabinet picks to put it mildly, many law abiding citizens may be feeling a bit insecure about the nation's safety. The group may also include those citizens who are also borderline rule breakers and may occasionally straddle the fence, those fine line, close call situations in their efforts to genuinely help individuals or larger segments of the population for the greater common good. 

They may be feeling a bit overwhelmed by the swarm of billionaires cloistering it seems our President elect.  That from all appearances seem intent on turning the government of "We the people,for the people and by the people" upside down, inside and out to suit their  own political interests and their multi-million or billion dollar business interests. Law abiding citizens may be sensing they may be in danger of becoming extinct, fading out rapidly into a forgotten silent and disregarded majority or worse yet, potential and ripe targets of a looming lawlessness of the kind that stormed the capitol on January 6 and were later pardoned or the kind that are akin to those science fiction movies--displaying and where characters act out purges in which any crime committed is okay for a season---no penalties, punishment or retributions will be sought or result from their illegal behavior. 

Where over the next four years a signal is sent out that it's a free for all and open season for getting over, getting rich or maintaining that wealth attained however you can and by any means necessary. Where go for it! Is the credo and astonishingly both law enforcement and law makers will look the other way. Transgressions will either be thrown into the hopper of a court system that can be readily neutralized by delays or politically allied judges. 

There may be increased need to hang on to possessions and other properties that could easily or cleverly be seized pursuant to plots and orchestrations by those with disregard for authority, disrespect for ethical codes as they condescend, feed their egos and cavalierly if not cunningly thumb their noses at those less fortunate---financially, that is---and, the rule of law. Even those pillars of society who conveniently or indifferently look the other way, insulating themselves sometimes protectively behind layers of apathy.

They may be getting paranoid or on the other hand, justifiably apprehensive about just what is going on with all those hints at making government more efficient. And while it is indeed a lofty and applaudable goal, the question becomes, how is it really going to improve their standard of living? Is it just another crock of confidence gaming hooey? 

Will all the hoopla it has generated be synthesized and forged into ground breaking government policies and programs that will not by just a mere scintilla, but instead that will sizeably increase their wages  health care, social security, significantly lower inflation and the cost of living while making more realistic the pursuit of happiness and the attainment of the American Dream?

Maybe someone should put their minds at ease. It is a huge task of course. Perhaps our President elect is up for it. From all accounts  he certainly has the wherewithal and the brain power in the Doge-Executive branch alliance. Especially if all those billionaires attending the inauguration really get on board, pool their enormous resources and do the math.

Maybe they could come up with a goodwill fund where each citizen is awarded a million dollar check--I know this is incredible,but you have to start somewhere--like the one by lottery that Musk conducted during the time of last year's Presidential elections encouraging folks to get out and vote. But this would not be a lottery. Instead, this million would be a sound stimulus with substantial or "beautiful", as you might say, potential to put every citizen on a level playing field or at least at a remarkable starting point. It might even transform society as we know it and maintain our beloved democracy in the process. 

And, if not a million, as it may be judged as too "pie-in-the-sky-esque", unrealistic or even too fantastic, by finance wizes and Masters of the Universe, maybe some kind of alternative economic boost or commensurate incentive sincerely aimed at improving our great American quality of life nationally as well as America's global humanitarian objectives. Those that have been the mission of  currently walking wounded agencies such as USAid and others.

 With a million dollars a person could donate a sizeable amount to charity while getting a decent tax write off. There may be other creative ways they could use such a resource to assist those who have been the target of lay-offs from their jobs due to down sizing of staff.

I will be praying along with others who value our democracy, for our country--"We the People"...our leaders in congress, in the judiciary and those at our executive branch--and Doge.  All working together to keep our country great.