Month: June 2023

 

Juneteenth and the Black Church:By Emanuel Walker…Unity.org

Juneteenth is celebrated as the end of slavery in the United States not because it’s the day President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. That happened two years earlier. It’s the day when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced all slaves were free—June 19, 1865. The troops were there to enforce the executive decree. It was a day of action, not just words.

For Black Americans, Juneteenth represents a moment of liberation and hope. It is a day to celebrate their ancestors’ resilience, courage, and perseverance in the face of oppression. The Black church played a pivotal role in the struggle for freedom, serving as a beacon of hope and a catalyst for change.

The Black Church: Beyond Worship

The Black church was more than just a place of worship; it was a center of community life. During slavery, enslaved Africans used religious gatherings as a way to connect with each other, express their faith, and forge a sense of belonging. They drew strength from the stories of Moses leading his people out of bondage and of Jesus’ message of freedom and equality.

After emancipation, the Black church continued to play a vital role in African-American life. It provided a space for political organizing, education, and social support. Black churches founded schools, universities, and community centers that served as vital resources for African Americans, particularly in the South.

For Black Americans, Juneteenth represents a moment of liberation and hope. It is a day to celebrate their ancestors’ resilience, courage, and perseverance in the face of oppression.

Let’s remember that Juneteenth-America’s youngest federal holiday-came to prominence in 2020 in partial recognition of the horrific murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many other Black folks who have died at the hands of law enforcement. Even in our recent history, Black folks’ freedoms were not their own, but the continued awakening of a country for a better democracy, which time and time again has originated from our communities of color. Green lining.org/Debra G.Mann

Why celebrating Juneteenth matters now more than ever…

ðŸ™ðŸ¿ðŸ™1 Corinthians 15: 57 â€œBut thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.†Liberating God, we offer a prayer of thanksgiving and praise for your hearing the cries of the oppressed. Bless your name for giving us the victory and freedom over slavery.ðŸ™ðŸ™ðŸ¿ðŸ™ðŸ¿

Gun Violence Continues: Mass Shooting in Illinois.

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Virginians we have the power to determine what happens in VA. Our vote gives us that power,. We either use it or lose it, thank God, “the choice is ours.â€

FYI-Update: To all LGBTQ Virginians, if you were dishonorable discharge from the military, you can now have it reverse. Facts from Delegate Jackie Glass (The Only Female veteran in the House) reported at the Norfolk Saturday Democratic Breakfast. June 3, 2023. An informed Voter will Vote.

Gun violence in America this year, as of June 3, 2023, starting with our babies ages 0-11 years: 114-killed, 270 injured. Teens ages 12-17: 651-killed,1659 injured; and 269 Mass Shooting. In only Sixth-months Virginia-America the total number of Gun Death, all causes and ages 17,967. America is starting to look and act barbaric. 

Our Mission: This effort to eradicate gun violence, beginning in the state of Virginia, is a clarion call to all grandmothers mothers and women (GMW) ages (18 to 120) to use our collective power of our love, God, dollars and our vote to unite with all Political leadership, and every American whose soul is weary of the carnage that gun violence has reeked upon our children and our state of Virginia. The AK-15 CAN ONLY BE USED TO KILL People, Banned for Hunting Animals. Our good-old 2nd amendment rights. Your Vote Your Choice.

Our Vision:  The safety of our children is of paramount importance.  The vision of GMW is to solicit the involvement of all grandmothers, mothers and women to re-create an environment in our country where every child can both feel safe and be safe

We must elect candidates who’s going to legislate policies and laws that benefits the economical-societal environment of their constituents and, make it perfectly clear that people are more valuable than guns, drugs and politics. Our children need to be shown and treat as our future, “love and cherished. For example see:  Minnesota Legislative Agenda 2023, ReflectIng the needs of their constituents to benefit all Minnesotans. Fact Check People over politics. Democrats really care about all Americans. Action always speaks louder than words.

To all Virginia, we have the power to determine who governs us. Our vote gives us that power. We either use it or lose it, the choice is ours. Not the GOP, being the decider of what human rights should look like for women, LGBTQ, and Trans. In Virginia.

Look at what the GOP is trying to doing in Virginia: Making frivolous decisions, sending troops to the Southern Borders, to copycat Ron DeSantis of Florida. Banning books, telling African American our history doesn’t matter. We can either except it and be quiet, complain to each other, or we can. vote them out of office. We have the power, and opportunity, this November 7, 2023; it’s up to us. The GOP Authoritarian Behavior can only exist IF WE LET IT!

Democrats are looking to regain the House (with our Help) and keep its Senate majority, which would give the party a stronger “brick wall†to block Youngkin’s priorities from passing. Even with just Senate control, Democrats were able to stop efforts to roll back voting law changes and proposed abortion bans. We will not tolerate Ron DeSantis’s agenda In Va..

It’s time Virginia’s Elected Officials legislate with the understanding they were voted into office, and this year all 140 seats in our General Assembly is up for re-election, The House of Delegate. The Senate . Who’s my legislator.

Virginia’s Primaries are June 20, 2023. We have some excellent candidates running. Please Support Your District.

WE CAN CHOOSE WHO GOVERNS US, By Voting. In The Name of Jesus, We Pray.

Wear Orange on Social Media. This is Gun Violence Awareness Month.