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Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime At This Blog Post. Each broadcast can be replayed immediately following the show. ======================== It took more than 100 years to officially recognize women in America, but it’s been well worth the wait. Women have contributed to ALL facets of society, and now make up more than half the population of the country. And even though we celebrate our accomplishments, trials and tribulations in the US, we also celebrate the value and significance of women ALL over the world. Most importantly those women who toil and untirelessly keep their families together, often making less than a dollar a day. Those women deserve dignity, respect and support from the rest of us. We’ll also applaud the achievements of our veteran women, including Patricia Odom, who was honored in last week’s Black History Breakfast. Women…we salute you on today’s program! * Click Here To Read More About Patricia Odom: ==================== About Women’s History Month (US Government Version) Source: http://womenshistorymonth.gov/about.html Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week." Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as "Women’s History Week." In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month." Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.” =========================== National Women’s History Project (Non-Profit Organization) Source: http://www.nwhp.org/about-2/our-history/ In 1980, the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) was founded in Santa Rosa, California by Molly Murphy MacGregor, Mary Ruthsdotter, Maria Cuevas, Paula Hammett and Bette Morgan to broadcast women’s historical achievements. The NWHP started by leading a coalition that successfully lobbied Congress to designate March as National Women’s History Month, now celebrated across the land. Today, the NWHP is known nationally as the only clearinghouse providing information and training in multicultural women’s history for educators, community organizations, and parents-for anyone wanting to expand their understanding of women contributions to U. S. history. ============================ International Women’s Day Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year.[2] In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation, and love towards women for their economic, political, and social achievements. In some regions, the day lost its political flavor, and became simply an occasion for people to express their love for women in a way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. In other regions, however, the political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner. Some people celebrate the day by wearing purple ribbons. ================ US Census Bureau Facts About Women http://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2016/cb16-ff03.html
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From Left To Right: Mary-dith Tuitt, Bishop Richard Allen, Dr. Carter G. Woodson
======================== Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern. Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime At This Blog Post. Each broadcast can be replayed immediately following the show. ======================== Adversity has always been the resilient spark that ignites the courage and tenacity of Black people. Through the darkest days of American history, the African American spirit always rises from the ashes of hate, discrimination, and most recently rising levels of micro-inequities. The stories of personal achievement overcoming problems show the true merit of Black people and give us the hope and promise to move forward in spite of our difficulties . On today’s show we’ll capture that spirit by telling the stories of three great Americans both past and present. Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Bishop Richard Allen. And Mary Tuitt. Woodson was the founder of Black History Month. Allen was the founder of the AME Church. And Tuitt is a modern day Navy veteran turned public servant and community activist. Three different individuals from three different era. But all representing the best of the best in the Black community. Black History IS American History. And we’ll celebrate our rich traditions on today’s show. ========================= Three Great Stories Richard Allen The United States Post Office unveiled a Forever Commemorative Stamp featuring Bishop Richard Allen at Mother Bethel AME Church on February 2, 2016.
Mary Tuitt Mary-dith E. Tuitt, “Ms. Mary” served fourteen (14) years as a Navy Aviation Machinists Mate, first on active duty and then in the active & inactive Reserves. Her military career included positions in Orlando, Florida, San Diego, California, South Weymouth, Massachusetts,Rota, Spain and other Reserves stations. In 1991 she returned to Boston and became a student of East Coast Aero Technical School. Mary did some military archive research on women of color in the United States Navy and in 2010 she received information that as far as the archival research shows she was the first African American Aviation Machinist Mate (jet mechanic) in the Navy. Click Here To Read More About Mary Tuitt ======================== Dr. Carter G. Woodson Teacher, scholar, publisher and administrator, Carter Godwin Woodson articulated ideas that are antecedents to the discipline of black studies; however, he is best known as the "father of black history." Woodson was born in New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, to former slaves Ann Eliza (Riddle) and James Woodson. The oldest of nine children, Woodson labored on his father's farm and in the coal mines of West Virginia. Attending elementary school only a few months per year, Woodson was mostly self-taught. At age nineteen he enrolled in the Frederick Douglass High School in Huntington, West Virginia, where he excelled and completed the four-year curriculum in under two years. Education and Early CareerWoodson attended Berea College in Kentucky for two years, until the institution closed its doors to blacks. Woodson took courses at the University of Chicago, returning to Berea (when blacks were readmitted) to complete his bachelor's degree in literature in 1903. Securing a position as general superintendent of education in Manila, the Philippines, for the United States Bureau of Insular Affairs, Woodson taught English, health, and agriculture. He resigned for health reasons in 1907, and traveled to Asia, North Africa, and Europe. Woodson applied for graduate study at the University of Chicago; however, school officials would not recognize his Berea degree. This situation forced Woodson to earn a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago, which he received in 1907. His master's thesis, completed in 1908, examined French diplomatic relations with Germany in the eighteenth century. Woodson then enrolled in the doctoral program at Harvard University. After completing coursework, he sought employment in Washington, D.C., so that he might have access to the Library of Congress. While teaching courses in American history, French, Spanish, and English at local Washington, D.C., high schools, Woodson researched and completed his doctoral dissertation on secession, entitled "The Disruption in Virginia," in 1912. At the time, he was the first African American of slave ancestry and the second African American, after W. E.B. Du Bois, to receive a doctorate from Harvard. Woodson's desire to move into the academic world met with frustration. He failed to get his dissertation published and discovered that his professional options were limited. Committed to writing black history, he published another manuscript, The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861(1915). Quickly tiring of academic politics, he sought other avenues to advance his passion for the scientific study of blacks and black history. The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History In 1915 Woodson, with associates Dr. George C. Hall, James E. Stamps, William B. Hartgrave, and Alexander L. Jackson, met at a downtown Chicago YMCA to establish the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), later changed to the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History. Founded as a historical society devoted to the research of black America, the organization was meant to be ideologically and politically independent. There were three organizational tiers within ASNLH: branch members who paid dues; professional historians who conducted research; and a publication department. In 1916 the association established a quarterly, the Journal of Negro History. Woodson evolved a philosophy about black history: He wanted to free black history from white intellectual bias and present blacks as active participants in history. Additionally, he wanted both black and white people to be exposed to the contributions of blacks. He believed that black history should be a part of the school curriculum. Finally, Woodson saw value in James Robinson's "new" history that asserted that history could serve social change. His passion became obsession as he worked to protect and promote the ASNLH. He never married, and friends and supporters noted that Woodson worked day and night for his association. Financing ASNLH proved difficult as member dues were never sufficient. Woodson raised funds from white corporate philanthropists; however, frequent disagreements and accusations of "radicalism" forced him to compromise his beliefs and declare his loyalty to American capitalism. Struggling to support the organization and himself, Woodson accepted a position as principal at the Armstrong Manual Training School in Washington, D.C., in 1918. From there he moved on to become the dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Howard University. Clashing with Howard president J. Stanley Durkee, Woodson left after two years to become dean at West Virginia Collegiate Institute. After 1922, Woodson was finally able to work full-time for ASNLH, conduct research, and publish prolifically. The spread of Pan-Africanism, Garveyism, and the emergent Renaissance cultural movement were indications of heightened racial consciousness among African Americans. This climate provided support for "race men." Woodson founded Associated Publishers, Incorporated, in 1921 to produce books endorsed by the association. By 1925 the Journal of Negro History had published ten monographs and many articles. Woodson expanded his public presence by writing articles for mass consumption, including many newspaper editorials and regular contributions in the Garvey organization's Negro World. In 1926 Woodson and his association made their indelible imprint on America and the world. He began the celebration of Negro History Week–a special commemoration of the birthdays of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, and Abraham Lincoln. Additionally it would celebrate the achievements of blacks throughout history. In 1976 this celebration was expanded to the widely celebrated Black History Month. In 1933 Woodson published his most celebrated work, The Mis-Education of the Negro. This penetrating work critiqued the established school curriculum as grounded in racism and Eurocentric thought. Such education, he believed, could only result in the colonial subordination of African people in America. The often quoted passage, "When you control a man's thinking, you do not have to worry about his actions…. He will find his proper place and willstay in it" (p. viii) points to Woodson's assessment of the deleterious effect of existing schooling on the black psyche. Educated blacks would dissociate themselves from the majority of their race, and black people could never achieve unity and racial advancement with this type of education. Concerned that the Journal of Negro History only reached a limited audience, Woodson established the Negro History Bulletin in 1937. Aimed at schools and young people, the Bulletincost very little and used accessible language. Woodson's commitment to make black history accessible to elementary and secondary school students led him to write books for school children, which were often accompanied by study guides, chapter questions, and recommended projects. Throughout the 1940s, the widely respected Woodson worked to popularize black history, maintain the ASNHL, and continue publication efforts. He was honored with the prestigious Spingarn Medal from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People along with several honorary degrees. The U.S. Postal Service honored him with a memorial stamp in February 1984. Source: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Carter_Godwin_Woodson.aspx There's no better way to celebrate the second day of Black History Month than with a big celebration, compliments of the United States Post Office. Today at noon the shouts of joy were heard all over the connectional African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) when the US Post Office unveiled the Richard Allen Stamp at Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia. This is the first time that a historically Black denomination has had its founder honored in with a forever commemorative stamp.
Read the information below and learn more about the man, the church and its important contribution to American History. The information below comes from the Connectional AME Church website, www.ame-church.com. =============================== (Philadelphia) AMEs will be present, but so will people from all walks of life, and faith groups. The United States Postal Service has selected Richard Allen for its 2016 Black Heritage stamp. The news of this selection was not just received warmly but with great jubilation as an answer to prayer and the “right” culmination of a global campaign. Oral history has noted that an earlier attempt was made to have a Richard Allen stamp designated near the 100th anniversary of the AME Church. A prototypical photo was drawn and circulated. lt was reportedly stated that while the founding of the AME Church was noteworthy, the firewall between government and religion would make it ill-advisable to honor that request. In about 2002, as Bishop Vinton Randolph Anderson was lamenting about some of the things he has wanted to do prior to retirement in 2004, he mentioned to Richard Allen postal stamp to Sis “Jackie” Dupont-Walker. She learned more about an earlier effort to garner a stamp to honor our founder from Bishop Frederick Hilborn Talbot. By conducting a little research and and connecting with the pastor of Mother Bethel at that time (Rev. Jeffrey Leath), a little inquiry was made and we discovered a ram in the bush. One of the members of Mother Bethel was on the USPS Postal Commission. With her intercession our outreach began. We asked for that honor. It was decided that more about the life and labors of this patriot, advisor to US Presidents, humanitarian, and churchman must be presented as evidence of Allen’s worthiness. In 2004, Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry became the chair of the AME Social Action Commission and Sis Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker was elected by the General Board to serve as the Director of the AME Social Action Commission. Another inquiry was made, and the request was put in the pipeline. AMEs became restless so we enlisted support from others who knew the Richard Allen story. What next? The AME Council of Bishops gave its full support to the Social Action Commission to “make it happen”. Well, a petition drive was initiated and with the help of a loyal following of AMEs, members of the AME Zion, Christian Methodist Episcopal, United Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Moravian, Disciples of Christ, United Church of Christ, International Council of Community Churches, Divine 9 Greek organizations, Masons, Elks, media, press, local neighborhood groups, family, and friends, 40,000 signatures were validated among thousands of petition signers. Then we waited and prayed and in the meantime, a new AME Social Action chair assigned Bishop Reginald T. Jackson. We continued to wait and pray for an answer. AMEs in any position of influence or knowledge were contacted, engaged as much as possible, and the standard greeting became – “Have you heard anything yet?” You may remember that the USPS was threatened with its own demise and turned its attention into survival mode for approximately 2 years. Commemorative stamps could not be printed if there was no post office. We joined in that battle, with somewhat of a self-serving interest (smile). Tension built as the anniversary of the Yellow Fever Epidemic came in 2013, and “no word”. Then we turned up the heat. 2016 is the year. Well, as we know too well, that was a revelation and when we learned that Richard Allen had been selected as the 2016 Black Heritage stamp honoree, nothing could have prepared us for the relief, gratitude and sheer joy of finally saying… We heard something! Tomorrow, in addition to the program participants already mentioned, Bishops Carolyn Tyler Guidry and Jeffry N. Leath are participants on the program. Richard Lawrence, a descendentof Richard Allen will be speaking for the family and other family members will be present. Finally, the sojourner of this journey, Sis “Jackie” Dupont-Walker will be shouting “thank yous” with jubilation. Representatives from the AME leadership, ecumenical and interfaith leadership, and many who signed the petitions and lifted this effort in prayer will be present. See you tomorrow in person, online, or via live streaming. Tomorrow stage your own local post office “walk in” and buy stamps. After tomorrow, order on www,USPS.com, schedule a ceremony with your local postal service, and keep the celebration going. We want to have the earliest sell-out of any commemorative stamp in US Postal history – Do we see a second printing before the end of February? “With God, and together, it shall be done”!! ============================= The History of Richard Allen Richard Allen was born a slave in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 14, 1760, and was one of the first African Americans to be emancipated during the Revolutionary era. In 1789, he was ordained the first African American deacon of the Methodist church. Racial inequality forced Richard Allen and other Black Methodists to leave St. George’s Methodist Church (the first and oldest Methodist Church in the United States) to organize the Free African Society whose main goal was to provide aid to newly freed Blacks so they could gather strength and develop leaders in the community. In July of 1794, Allen formed Bethel Methodist Church. In 1816, Rev. Richard Allen and the members of the newly formed Bethel Church won legal recognition as an independent church. In the same year Allen and representatives from four other black Methodist congregations (in Baltimore; Wilmington, Delaware; Salem, New Jersey; and Attleboro, Pennsylvania) met at the Bethel Church to organize a new denomination– the African Methodist Episcopal Church—where he was consecrated as the first Bishop. During his mid-life, Bishop Richard Allen is known for being one of the first African American humanitarians to respond to the Yellow Fever Epidemic by helping the sick in 1793, founding a day school for African American children in 1795, and founding the “Society of Free People of Colour for Promoting the Instruction and School Education of Children of African Descent” in 1804. Over 40,000 people of good will petitioned the United States Postal Service to create a stamp honoring Bishop Richard Allen, a true American whose life and legacy has impacted millions throughout the world. As one of American’s strongest early advocates for racial equality, Bishop Richard Allen’s extraordinary life shows a man deeply devoted to his religion, his community, and his desire to expand the rights of African Americans. Please join in the celebration of the life and works of Richard Allen, as symbolized by a “forever” stamp of the United States Postal Service.
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Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime At This Blog Post. Each broadcast can be replayed immediately following the show. ======================================= January is a favorite month of mine. At my church, Bethel AME in Boston, the theme in January is always Vision Month. Not just from a religious perspective, but from a pragmatic personal one as well. And for more than 20 years January has provided the anchor for setting my course of action…not just for the current year but for future years to come. Creating a vision statement provides a real time mapping strategy for future aspirations. These statements are created in corporate board rooms, in educational institutions and with military and governmental stakeholders. Now we are going to help YOU…an individual citizen of the world to determine the BEST vision statement for your life. Trust me. I live by my personal vision statement. And it has served me with NO changes for over 18 years! Bring your mind, your hopes and your aspirations to this program and let’s get started creating YOUR personal vision statement. ================== Excerpt From 21 Ways To Bring Multiculturalism To Your Job Your Home And Your Community Tip #7 Create A Vision: The Path To Following Your Dreams For Diversity & Multiculturalism What is vision? It’s defined as an unusual discernment or foresight. Vision can also be characterized as the power to see what is NOT evident to the average mind. When you embrace multiculturalism, empowerment and diversity you’re allowed to reach beyond yourself while setting a new direction that requires you to stretch. How far can you stretch on your job, at home, or in your community? Can you put aside your past troubles and look forward to a brand new horizon of opportunities? Can you see yourself in a leadership role or accumulating wealth? Can you see the doors of protection and prosperity opening wide for your children or grandchildren? Can you see yourself be- coming the vehicle of change for those who can learn from your misfortunes? A personal vision will take you places never before imagined. See it, believe it, and know that your abilities and your vision will help your dreams come true. Create Your Own Vision Statement I belong to a wonderful congregation that sets aside the month of January each year to concentrate on creating a vision for the New Year. During this month our pastors, Rev. Drs. Ray and Gloria White Hammond deliver a series of electrifying sermons that articu- lates the vision each member of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church should con- sider. We are an ethnically diverse congregation, yet our shared values bind us together in a unified fashion. I look forward to our annual “Vision Month,” and take it upon myself to carry that concept into my personal life. In January 1998 I created my own vision statement that applies to my life today. It states, “Carole Copeland Thomas will capture the essence of the human spirit by delivering messages of hope, interconnection purpose, courage, and faith to people throughout the world.” Each year from this one vision statement, I create a multipage document of targeted goals that is broken down into financial, marketing, product development, personal, educa- tional, family, and spiritual subcategories. Every goal in each subcategory links back to my vision statement. Here are some tips on creating a vision statement for yourself: 1. Use broad, expandable language in your statement. 2. Don’t use the present tense. Use verbs that will connect to your future. (Rebecca will capture, Douglas will embrace, Michael will unfold, etc.). 3. Mentally stretch when creating your statement. Don’t lock yourself into thinking too small. 4. Find a quiet, peaceful location when you’re creating your statement. 5. Write your vision on a large poster board and display it in your home or office as a constant reminder of where you are headed in life. Creating a personal vision statement and companion goals will take some time to develop. Think about establishing a multi-year system for yourself so that you merely have to update your goals and vision statement instead of recreating them year after year. Empowerment begins when you take charge of your life by creating these necessary tools that will keep you centered, balanced, and focused on your path to success. Empower Yourself To Dream Establishing a vision is only the beginning of your empowerment process. You are also given permission to dream. Through your visualization you create dreams that ultimately turn into tangible goals and objectives. What is a dream? The dictionary definition states it clearly: “A dream is a train of thoughts or images passing through the mind in sleep.” It further describes a dream as, “A visionary idea, anticipation or fancy... or anything having a dreamlike quality.” Our goals, aspirations, achievements, and accomplishments in life so often start off as dreams, images passing through our minds while we sleep. Each one of us has the capac- ity to dream and the ability to create dreams the size of Mt. Everest. Our visions transform those dreams into journeys that can take us from our present state of existence to the un- believable destinations in our future. The key to all of this is believing in your ability to make those dreams come true! Hold fast to your dreams and believe in your ability to reach the impossible. Our Ancestors Were Dreamers It’s amazing how Black people of the past dreamed dreams and reached goals with practi- cally nothing. For years my father’s mother eked out a living as a Bel Air, Maryland do- mestic making five dollars a week. As a single parent, Carrie Copeland Brown (or Nanny Carrie as I knew her) raised two sons, saw my father, Wilson Copeland, graduate from col- lege in 1941, remarried, and took her life savings to purchase a home. All as a five dollars a week maid. So many African Americans can share that same story of transforming humble beginnings into a lifetime of sacrificial achievement. Look at the nickels, dimes and pennies raised to start most of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Janitors, street sweepers, cooks, and maids dared to dream the impossible and paved the way for their children to someday capture the American dream. So the next time you complain about not having a second pair of designer jeans, stop, count your blessings, and be thankful for the five dollars a week cooks, maids and janitors of your own cultural heritage whose sacrifices made it possible for you to achieve success. Starting A Dream Box Before you finish this book, I want you to start a “Dream Box.” Use any box around your home, or buy a new one. This will be a special storage place for pictures, articles, words, wish lists, or miniature items that resemble a future purchase or goal. What will you put in your DREAM BOX? Will you load it with lofty unattainable items, or will you pack it with possibilities, plans, and future dates that will plant the seeds of your future? When I started my new home dream box in 1995, I didn’t censor my imagination. I loaded that box with pictures of 7000 square foot luxury homes to cozy bungalows nestled be- tween the trees of familiar city streets. Your dream box should capture the breadth of your possibilities including all the opportunities that you can possibly achieve. Want to buy a new home? Want to send your kids to college? Want to have the financial freedom to care for your aging parents? Want to easily give money to that new community center that must be built? Start with your dream box. It’s all up to you and it all starts with you. Your dream box is waiting to be filled with your creativity, your possibilities, and the plans of your future. From Dream to Reality In 1995 I started my dream box and filled it with magazines, books, pictures, and articles on building a new home. I set a goal to become a homeowner in five years or less. I vis- ited new construction sites, and trekked through Sunday open houses just to see what was on the real estate market. Achieving that gigantic goal of building a house was about as far-fetched as you can possibly image. I was recently divorced with three teenagers to feed. As a struggling small business owner my cash flow was in constant flux. My “new house” savings account totaled less than $100. And the college tuition bills for my oldest child were always right around the corner. As impossible as my dream of home ownership seemed, I never stopped dreaming about building a new home. What seems unimaginable can turn into reality when your faith, your commitment to your career or business, and your determination to turn the corner in your life empowers you to achieve the impossible. With the help of loving family members, countless prayers, focusing on my business, and that dream box, I built my new home in 2001. I was only one year off from my original goal deadline. It was a tremendous victory for me, a divorcee who had overcome obsta- cles in my path. The thrill of my life came when I watched my house being built. Those six months of construction magic were some of the most joyous I’ve had. You too can start a dream box that can be filled with the aspirations and ambitions of your future. Fill that dream box to the brim and cash in on the possibilities that are waiting for you. Empowerment does begin when you believe in yourself. Your Dream Box May Open Pandora’s Box When you start a dream box don’t expect your friends and family members to immediately understand what you are doing. In fact expect them to sometimes become your chief crit- ics. They mean no harm; they love you, and want to do whatever they can to protect you. But sometimes those closest to you don’t have a clue about all of the possibilities just bursting inside of your spirit. Sometimes when you’re planning for your future or dreaming about what tomorrow will bring your way, you need to carefully share your plans with the right people. During the early stages of creating your dreams, you should only share your thoughts with the most supportive friends, colleagues, and family members. They may not understand why you are planning certain things, but will remain encouraging and supportive of your aspirations. So step out of faith, carefully pick and choose your supporters, and dream about the excitement of your future. Click Here For More Information About The Book 21 Ways: How To Bring Multiculturalism To Your Job Your Home And Your Community 1/21/2016 How To Create A Mission Statement That Makes Sense And Moves Your Message ForwardRead Now
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Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime At This Blog Post. Each broadcast can be replayed immediately following the show. ======================== There’s big difference between a mission statement and a vision statement, and today’s show will clarify how they differ. We’ll give you a step by step plan to establish your own personal mission statement that will enhance your business, your service organization or even your family unit. Creating a mission statement can be simple and easy. Now is a good time to determine the most effective way to position yourself in a clear and concise manner that will deliver the right type of message to help you grow and expand your base. Get out your pen, paper and your thinking cap and let’s get busy creating a mission statement that will work for you! =========================== Carole's Mission Statement: Carole Copeland Thomas and C. Thomas and Associates are content providers delivering presentation programs, consulting initiatives and live events to audiences large and small throughout the world. The focus on their services highlight positive change to global diversity, multiculturalism, inclusion, leadership, empowerment and women's issues. C. Thomas and Associates is a full service training and consulting practice founded by Carole Copeland Thomas in 1987.
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And oppressed people from Australia to South Africa would use the teachings of Dr. King to dismantle the discriminatory practices used to keep them for achieving their dreams. That’s just the short list of countless developments around the world that stemmed from the ashes of a dreamer who died on the job. Dr. King realized that the “Cause” was greater than he could ever imagine. And his life reminds us that we must pursue just causes and solve tough challenges that are waiting for our time and talent to tackle. We’ll wrestle with this challenge as we celebrate the life and legacy of a man of action for ALL times. =================== Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. is born on January 15 to the Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr. His birthplace was Atlanta, Georgia. At the time, the family had one other child - a daughter. Later, they would have another son. 1944 He graduates from high school at age 15 and begins attending Morehouse College. He was an extremely bright and intelligent man. He skipped over two grades in high school, which allowed him to start attending college when he was 15. 1948 Martin Luther King Jr. graduates from Morehouse College, and goes right on to study at the Crozer Theological Seminary in Atlanta. His father was a Reverend, and although King Jr. had doubts about Christianity early in life, he went on to fully embrace the mission of the religion and how it was connected to his goals. On February 25 of this year, he was ordained into the Baptist ministry at the age of 19. 1951 He begins attending Boston University for graduate work. He studied systematic theology and received a Doctor of Philosophy. 1953 Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were married. They established their residency in Montgomery, Alabama. 1955 He completed his Doctorate degree in Systematic Theology from Boston University. He joined the Montgomery bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1 for refusing to give up her bus seat. On December 5 King was elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association and he became the official spokesperson for the boycott, which became one of the most prominent events of the civil rights movement. 1957 Martin Luther King Jr. created the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with 60 black ministers from Atlanta. The group's mission was to fight against segregation and racism. On May 17th he gives a speech to 15,000 people in Washington D.C. 1958 Congress passes the first Civil Rights Act. He was stabbed in Harlem while signing his newly-published, first book Stride Toward Freedom. 1959 He had been the pastor at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. However during this year, he decided to leave that position so that he could focus on the civil rights movement full time. He moves back to Atlanta to lead the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Mr. and Mrs. King traveled to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Jawaharial Nehru to study the nonviolence techniques of Mohandas Gandhi. 1960 He returned with his family to Atlanta and became co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father. He was arrested during one of the lunch counter sit-ins which occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was supposed to spend four months in jail; however, John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy were able to get him released from jail. 1961 Martin Luther King Jr. convinces the Interstate Commerce Commission to prohibit segregation on public transportation going between states. The Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) started their first Freedom Ride in a bus through the southern states. 1962 He is arrested in Albany, Georgia and jailed. 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in April with Ralph Albernathy in Birmingham Alabama for demonstrating without a permit. He spent eleven days in jail during which he wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail. The Birmingham campaign becomes a major turning point for the civil rights movement resulting in desegregation of the schools and retail establishments. In June King led over 125,000 people on the Freedom Walk in Detroit in June. The March on Washington occurs in August, and he makes the extremely famous I Have a Dream speech to 250,000 people. King is declared Man of the Year by Time magazine. 1964 King attends the July 2 signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at the White House in Washington. On December 10, at the age of 35, King becomes the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. 1965 King is arrested in February while he is demonstrating for voting rights in Selma, Alabama. Governor George Wallace refuses to grant a permit to the 500 marchers in King's march from Selma to Montgomery designed to show the need for voter rights and to support the Voting Rights Bill which was unsigned. The march continued and over 10,000 started the march with King, joined by another 25,000 in Montgomery. 1966 In January King moves into a Chicago slum tenement in order to bring to light the housing problems that the black community faced. In June Martin Luther King Jr., along with other individuals, starts the March Against Fear in the south. 1967 The Supreme Court upholds the 1963 Birmingham conviction and King spends four days in the the Birmingham jail. In November the Poor People's Campaign begins and is targeted at people who were facing poverty. 1968 King announces that the Poor People's Campaign will march on Washington to demand support of the $12 billion Economic Bill of Rights which guaranteed employment, income to those who are unable to work and the end of discrimination. King marches in support of sanitation workers in Memphis. He delivers the I've Been to the Mountaintop speech in Memphis. On April 4, he is shot while standing on the balcony at his hotel, and later dies. His death is followed by riots in 130 U.S. cities. His funeral was on April 9th and had international attendance. 1983 On November 2, Martin Luther King Day was proclaimed as a federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan. 1986 Martin Luther King Day first observed. 2000 Martin Luther King Day observed nationwide for the first time. 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. memorial dedicated in Washington D.C. Black Eyed Peas,
Watch Night, and The Power Of Prayer Dear Family, Valuable Friends, Clients, and Colleagues: From my home to yours, I wish you rich blessings into the New Year. Here is a special article I created about the history of Watch Night Service in the African American community. The tradition predates the importance of the famous 1862 Watch Night Services and originated with the Moravians in Germany many years earlier. However, it is particularly important in the Black Church, with its evolution in the early to mid-1800s. Wishing You The Best in 2016 ! Carole Copeland Thomas, MBA CDMP, CITM --------------------------- The History Of Watch Night Services In The Black Church by Carole Copeland Thomas With the festivities of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa now on full display, there is still time to reflect on the ritual of my ancestors and many other African Americans, whose forefathers sat around campfires and wood stoves in the twilight of December 31, 1862. There they sang spirituals acapella, prayed, and thanked the Good Lord for what was about to happen the next day. A Look Back...153 Years Ago Tonight... It was on January 1, 1863 amidst the cannon fire, gun shots, and burnings at the height of the Civil War that President Abraham Lincoln sealed his own fate and signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It begins with the following decree: Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, towit: "That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom. "That the Executive will, on the first day of January aforesaid, by proclamation, designate the States and parts of States, if any, in which the people thereof, respectively, shall then be in rebellion against the United States; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof, shall on that day be, in good faith, represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such State shall have participated, shall, in the absence of strong countervailing testimony, be deemed conclusive evidence that such State, and the people thereof, are not then in rebellion against the United States." CAROLE' S TRANSLATION: Effective January 1, 1863 all slaves in the states in rebellion against the Union are free. Technically that is all that President Lincoln could do at the time. He used his wartime powers as Commander in Chief to liberate the "property" of the states in rebellion of the Union. The act did not free the slaves of the Union or border states (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, or West Virginia) or any southern state under Union control (like parts of Virginia). It would take the 13th Amendment (that freed all slaves in 1865), the Union Army winning the Civil War (April 9, 1865), and the assassination of President Lincoln (shot on April 14th and died on April 15, 1865) for all of the slaves to be freed. That included the liberation of the slaves in rebellious Texas on June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth Day) and finally the ratification of the 13th Amendment on December 18, 1865, giving all black people freedom and permanently abolishing slavery in the US. So in 1862 on the eve of this great era, the slaves "watched", prayed, and waited. My ancestors, including Bishop Wesley John Gaines of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) and the other four million slaves prayed for divine guidance and an empowered Abraham Lincoln to do the right thing. It is as important today as the tradition of black people eating black eyed peas on New Year's Day for good luck. That is the history of Watch Night in the African American culture. May you and your family enjoy a spirit filled New Year throughout 2016. Thank you for ALL of your support you have given to me and my business throughout 2015. -Carole
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Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime At This Blog Post. Each broadcast can be replayed immediately following the show. ======================== No matter how hard you try, you can’t hold on to 2015. It’s nearly over and you must move on to the New Year. Very much like driving a car, the rear view mirror helps us to anchor those things behind us. But you can’t drive a care totally looking through that mirror. It’s a reference point….that helps you measure the distances of events now gone. Much like that rear view mirror, you must learn from your mistakes, celebrate your victories and move on to your future. 2015 is almost gone and 2016 is a brand New Year! On today’s show we’ll look at ways where we can celebrate your great achievements of 2015. We’ll also look at New Year’s Eve practices of old, including the tradition of Watch Night still very important in the Black Community. We’ll trace the history of the New Year’s song Auld Lang Syne… And we’ll determine how to put your best foot forward in 2016 so that you can better predict how to succeed, achieve AND cope with the realities of the new frontier. Happy New Year To You And Your Family From Carole Copeland Thomas ============================ History of Auld Lang Syne Source: Wikipedia "Auld Lang Syne" is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud # 6294). It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world, its traditional use being to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight. By extension, it is also sung at funerals, graduations and as a farewell or ending to other occasions. The international Boy Scout youth movement, in many countries, uses it as a close to jamborees and other functions. The song's Scots title may be translated into standard English as "old long since", or more idiomatically, "long long ago", "days gone by" or "old times". Consequently, "For auld lang syne", as it appears in the first line of the chorus, might be loosely translated as "for (the sake of) old times". The phrase "Auld Lang Syne" is also used in similar poems by Robert Ayton (1570–1638), Allan Ramsay (1686–1757), and James Watson (1711) as well as older folk songs predating Burns. Matthew Fitt uses the phrase "In the days of auld lang syne" as the equivalent of "Once upon a time..." in his retelling of fairy tales in the Scots language. Robert Burns sent a copy of the original song to the Scots Musical Museum with the remark, "The following song, an old song, of the olden times, and which has never been in print, nor even in manuscript until I took it down from an old man." Some of the lyrics were indeed "collected" rather than composed by the poet; the ballad "Old Long Syne" printed in 1711 by James Watson shows considerable similarity in the first verse and the chorus to Burns' later poem, and is almost certainly derived from the same "old song". Should Old Acquaintance be forgot, and never thought upon; The flames of Love extinguished, and fully past and gone: Is thy sweet Heart now grown so cold, that loving Breast of thine; That thou canst never once reflect On old long syne. CHORUS: On old long syne my Jo, On old long syne, That thou canst never once reflect, On old long syne.It is a fair supposition to attribute the rest of the poem to Burns himself. MODERN TRANSLATION Source: www.english-zone.com Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o’ lang syne! Chorus: For auld lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet For auld lang syne! We twa hae run about the braes, And pu’d the gowans fine, But we’ve wander’d mony a weary foot Sin’ auld lang syne. We twa hae paidl’t in the burn Frae morning sun till dine, But seas between us braid hae roar’d Sin’ auld lang syne. And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere, And gie’s a hand o’ thine, And we’ll tak a right guid willie-waught For auld lang syne! And surely ye’ll be your pint’ stoup, And surely I’ll be mine! And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet For auld lang syne! For Christians, Jesus is the reason for the Season. But for humanity, Christmas provides an opportunity for all of us to stop, count our blessings while we enjoy the holiday season with friends and family. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and ALL faiths can join in the spirit of Christmas with prayers of Peace on Earth, Good Will to ALL Men and Women!
One of the BEST movies that you can watch this Christmas is "It's A Wonderful Life," the 1946 classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. You will count your blessings after watching that film no matter what your circumstances, challenges or problems happen to be. I watched it for the umpteenth time last night and found new reasons to count my blessings. From my home to yours I wish you the very best throughout the season. Celebrate, reflect and live another day knowing that YOU are making the difference in someone's life both now and in the future. Merry Christmas!! -Carole Copeland Thomas |
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