Elect Justice Celebrates Early Voting with Music and Inspiring Community Outreach

  

Elect Justice, is an early voting event sponsored by When We All Vote, Black Voters Matter, REP CA, Roc Nation, United Justice Coalition, The Collective, National Basketball Players Association Foundation, and others Held at the Los Angeles Forum October 23,2020 to raise awareness about the upcoming election and to drum up participation by getting out the vote.

The drive-in experience included ballot drop-off, PPE, essentials, and food giveaways for thousands at the Forum in Inglewood, CA. Portions of the LA event will be live-streamed on the streaming platform, TIDAL, for members and non-members alike. Hosted by Angela Rye and Terrance J with sounds by D-Nice, scheduled performances include, Azjah, Danieleigh, Kaash Paige, Tinashe, and more.

 Guest performers included among those listed above, Gospel recording artists Doe Jones and Jonathan McReynolds. For more information Google Elect Justice Tidal and the relevant  URLs will spring up in your search field. I’ve been trying for several days to post about the event on this and the Heavier Octaves blog but I have been running into considerable technical difficulty. But a shout out to the enthusiastic participants, musicians and sponsors. Hallelujah anyhow! Folks are certainly pumped up about voting all over the country because of events like this and individual volunteers canvassing neighborhoods and telephone calls being made encouraging folks to vote. An incredible job is being done all around  by grass roots organizations such as Elect Justice, the Democratic Party and other efforts of star, political and celebrity power.

Mighty Good Revisited

 MIGHY  GOOD!    Listen!

NB-I don’t recall writing it exactly like this. I need to revise it. 

I am lifting up an earlier post entitled “Mighty Good” from March 2018 which I also repurposed for a podcast episode on March 29 of this year when the Coronavirus pandemic was in its early stages. Well, this morning spirit has led me to the post once again. I figure it would be an appropriate backdrop and word for the current mood and overcoming power needed to get through the day. 

Cutting to the chase, I am again as I’ve stated in the past, an independent blogger. An individual can post content that is not offensive or that does not impinge upon anyone else’s intellectual property rights nor appropriate that person’s image or likeness for commercial gain without their consent and that is also newsworthy or allowable under fair use standards. I could get into a lot more technical details and language. But I will spare your morning inspiration period by rapping it up with this:

I love writing/blogging about spiritual, theological, cultural topics and will often post on a variety of experiences related to those subjects as well as artists, social media and political news updates. It has become very confusing recently in my efforts to post fairly about artists that you may see on my blog posts. This has more to do with lack of clear communication behind the scenes. So, you may see a blog post on John Mayer one day and the next day see a post on Jonathan Mc Reynolds and the next day one on Alicia Keys. That is just what I do... So, don’t take offense or become a “hater” of my blog or organize any campaigns to blacklist my blog or cut me off from the popular underground or mainstream blogger media flow. Because of behind the scenes confusion, it has been years since I have actually felt comfortable posting any updates about John Mayer because of this. But a few days ago I posted about his birthday celebration and his recent health challenges which folks are concerned about and would like to be updated on.

 In a similar vein, Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music have a chart topping gospel record “Movin’ On being currently celebrated and that is newsworthy and should be reported in the music industry news cycles as well as on blogs and other social media outlets by enthusiastic and admiring fans.

In short, it’s all good and we know God can get us through any confusion or health challenges when we call on him. So, I   am praying for peace, cooperation, good health and overcoming of media challenges through clear communication. Have a wonderful day. God bless!

Enjoy the “Mighty Good” blog post and related podcasts. Be on alert for invites to participate in upcoming podcast episodes. Hint. Hint...

Blessings.

Prayerfully,

Rev. Cynthia Wilson, Chaplain of Pop

Happy Birthday🎂 🎊🎉😇John!

John Mayer who celebrated a birthday on October 16 wrote a very thoughtful post on his Instagram page about those who are challenged with the COVID-19 virus. He also expressed appreciation to all of his fans and well wishers who have taken the time to send him get well cards and offer up prayers for his recovery from illness. John has always been blessed with a strong and supportive fan base who have backed him up with a community of care and concern for almost two decades.

John we are praying for you mightily that you will recover and be back on your feet again soon. God is a miracle worker and can turn the situation around. May God bless and keep you.

John, drink plenty of Green tea that has been steeped with a cinnamon stick and have aromatherapy diffuser going with lavender essential oil. Alternate between lavender and cinnamon essential oil. No alcoholic beverages.

My Prayer for John song poem excerpt in upcoming book on a Poetry Saturday podcast.

Some pics I’ve snapped of you and photos of concert events over the years

 

John Mayer and Cynthia Wilson at Songbird Benefit 2003

Bonnie Raitt and Cynthia Wilson at Songbird Benefit 2003

John onstage at Good Morning America Concert Series in Bryant Park, NYC 2004

John on widescreen at Concert for Virginia Tech September 2007

John on stage at A Concert for Virginia Tech September 2007

Dems Protest Barrett SCOTUS Nomination with Boycott Effort

 Democrats protest Senate Judiciary Committee vote to confirm Judge Amy Barrett to the Supreme Court by expressing their discontent in an organized boycott. In what has by all accounts been a lightening speed effort by Republicans to swiftly ramrod Judge Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination through the Senate where the voting deck is stacked in their favor. They have wasted no time in taking maximum advantage of the opportunity. Little time out or political reprieve was allowed for public grieving over the loss of Supreme Court Justice and cultural icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A Supreme Court replacement was announced by Trump  just a few days after RBG’s death and the nomination process begun almost immediately thereafter. It has just been a month since her passing and less than 10 days before the Presidential election. Today Democrats plan a show of force in demonstrating their disapproval of the Republican power grab in an effort to rouse public opinion that could sway the presidential vote and slow down the pace of the nomination process. Though it seems unlikely that will occur considering the momentum they have gained so far in relation to the nearness of the November election. Pray for a miracle. If you have joyful visions of an Obama court in the future.

Movin’ On in God’s Name

 Movin’ On is the #1 song by gospel recording artist Jonathan McReynolds joined by Mali Music and it’s message is conveyed in a combination of upbeat and lighthearted music with old school r&b rhythm mixed in. The song gets you feeling and thinking positively about moving on from any situation in life that you may feel god does not want you to remain in. “I’m closing chapters. I’m turning pages, glory to glory from faith to favor. As you intently listen to the lyrics, Jonathan sings “I know my rear view can’t compare to what God will do with my life. I’m movin’ on”.  It’s about progress, growth, moving forward and celebrating the future. It brought to mind an archived blog post I wrote on forgiveness. Forgiving others is also about moving on, moving forward and not getting stuck in negative energy that harms you more in the long run.  Entitled, “On Forgiveness: the Heart of the Matter featuring India Arie’s cover of the Heart of the Matter a song on forgiveness by Eagles’ band member Don Henley. India also has recorded a duet with Jonathan a few years back. Their song is entitled Whole.

Whole.