“Mighty Good”

 https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47782942

Biden Nominates First Black Woman to Supreme Court

 As Black History Month draws to a close, President Joseph Biden keeps one of his most notable campaign pledges and nominates 51 year old federal judge, past Harvard Law Review editor and Harvard overseer since 2016, Ketanji Jackson Brown to serve as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court, the US Supreme Court. She is among just three Black jurists nominated to serve in the Court’s 233 year history. The other two trailblazing jurists to be nominated and successfully confirmed to serve as Supreme Court justices were the late Thurgood Marshall and currently serving, Justice Clarence Thomas.

This is an historic day for our country and an occasion that should inspire a great sense of  pride in our government and encourage our nation to continue to achieve diversity across all branches—legislative, judicial and executive. Kudos to the Biden administration for its integrity in following through and it’s leadership in continuing diversity in the executive branch with his choice of Kamala Harris as his Vice Presidential running mate last year, and his recent nomination of Judge Jackson Brown to serve as first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court.

Cynthia Wilson

            Judge Ketanji Jackson Brown

Photo Credit-Wikipedia/Creative Commons

Black History Month Celebration Day 9- Mother Rosa Parks

 

Today’s blog update includes a video podcast episode below.

Today’s Black History Month Celebration honors memories of Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks whose birthday was recently celebrated. Detroit Pistons honored her by partnering with the Rosa Parks Estate to provide free bus transportation to Detroiters on February 4 and February 7. They also provided free jackets to Detroit’s transportation department.

I am sharing with you both a collage of selected photos as well as single photographs from my archive database that I snapped or that were taken with my camera at several community events, including Living Stones/Imani Day programs held at Calvary Baptist church and Ms. Park’s 100th birthday celebration and postage stamp unveiling held at the Charles Wright Museum of African American History. 

 Many of us in the community have had the opportunity to participate in events and activities involving Mother Parks over the years because of her commitment to reaching out to churches, schools and neighborhood organizations through the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self- Development’s Pathways to Freedom Program, Imani Day Interfaith celebrations and the Parks Legacy Program. I am blessed and consider myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to not only interact with Mrs. Parks, but also to have Co-Chaired both the Imani Day and Living Stone events held at Calvary Baptist church in her honor when I served as an Assistant Minister there.

Thanks to all who contributed in their own way to the historic significance of all programs. A special thanks to Michael Joseph (not pictured)who served as videographer of all of Calvary’s Imani Day and Living Stones programs circa 1995-2000.

All photos are captioned.

Blessings,

Cynthia Wilson

Praying for Oxford’s Healing and Manifestation of God’s Mighty Good

 

“Mighty Good” (see link below)

https://cynthiadwilson2.blogspot.com/2018/03/mighty-good.html

“Unarmed—Aim for Love”  Illustration by ASM Art Media &Graphics

In light of recent events-the school shooting in Oxford, Michigan which left 4 dead and 11 injured,  let us keep the community especially the families of those students and others whose lives were taken by yet another senseless act of gun violence supported with our care and compassion.  Let us keep that community, our nation and other countries that are besieged by gun violence and inadequate gun safety laws, saturated in prayer and constructive follow up actions, giving our individual and corporate prayers feet as we aim to obtain social justice. Above is a link to an inspirational message I gave three years ago as a blog post. 

I offer it up today as a prayer, a message of hope and encouragement. God bless you. You can listen to it now as a podcast episode. Video forthcoming.

Blessings,

Rev. Cynthia Wilson

ACA Survives Third Major Supreme Court Hurdle

 Recent ruling by the Supreme Court rescued President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare legislation, the Affordable Care Act a viable health insurance coverage plan for millions  of Americans from another attempt by Republican factions to defeat it. From the looks of this outcome the ACA appears to be on a secure path to providing affordable coverage for those who need it most.

Links to other articles on the ACA: