Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women’s rights, and alcohol temperance. She was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man.
She changed her name to Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced that God had called her to leave the city and go into the countryside “testifying to the hope that was in her.” Her best-known speech was delivered extemporaneously, in 1851, at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. The speech became widely known during the Civil War by the title “Ain’t I a Woman?”
She worked as an abolitionist championing freedom until the Civil War. During the war, she helped recruit soldiers. She spent the rest of life speaking on equal rights.
She died November 1883 at her home in Battle Creek.
God reminds us He is with us. And what I have learned by allowing God to cook, and not trying to do it myself is that He can far exceed my grasp. Example, during a t time when people who look like me are being oppressed and made to feel undervalued, He sent us the most amazing kiss. On Super Bowl Sunday where a game that is watched by millions were welcome by a national anthem by Jon Batiste, the African American national anthem by Ledisi and a half time show by Kendrick Lamar. And the Eagles won. And the racist president had to sit and watch his team lose. God has the best sense of humor. While you are enduring, God will send you moments. Make sure your receive them.
She said she was not a runaway slave. She walked off.
Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women’s rights, and alcohol temperance. She was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man.
She changed her name to Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced that God had called her to leave the city and go into the countryside “testifying to the hope that was in her.” Her best-known speech was delivered extemporaneously, in 1851, at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. The speech became widely known during the Civil War by the title “Ain’t I a Woman?”
In Revelation 14:12 the Lord says his believers are to have patient endurance. It is what will allow us to make it through our trials and sufferings. It is not what I want to hear, but it is what I need to hear. It also gives God time to work. This week I learned God’s view of justice and my view of justice are different. He is able to bring all of the right circumstances and people together to create something my limited mortal mind cannot. He also said, He would be with me during this time. Endurance is teaching me trust.
Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in 1797 and was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women’s rights, and alcohol temperance. She was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. She changed her name to Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced that God had called her to leave the city and go into the countryside “testifying to the hope that was in her.” Her best-known speech was delivered extemporaneously, in 1851, at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. The speech became widely known during the Civil War by the title “Ain’t I a Woman?” She died November 26, 1883,
We are all going to need it. We are all going to need this. Endurance is the ability to continue to exert oneself over a long period of time or the ability to withstand hardship or adversity. Sometimes you won’t even see the thing coming.
In February, the short film, The Invitation was in the Bill Johnson Black Film Festival iin Gary Indiana. TV Talk with the Sistas made the finalist list for the Essence Film Festival, but we were not chosen. It was an honor to make the finalist list.
I also had an article published in the Black Lawrence Press anthology, Mamas, Martyrs, and Jezebels.
I presented several More Than A Color presentations throughout the state of Illinois.
Kamala Devi Harris born October 20, 1964, is an American politician and attorney who has been the 49th and current vice president of the United States since 2021, serving under President Joe Biden. Harris is the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in the 2024 election. She is the first female vice president of the United States, making her the highest ranking female official in U.S. history. She is also the first African American, and the first Asian American vice president. From 2017 to 2021, she represented California in the United States Senate. Before that, she was the attorney general of California.
Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She began her law career in the office of the district attorney of Alameda County. She was recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and later to the office of the city attorney of San Francisco. She was elected district attorney of San Francisco in 2003 and attorney general of California in 2010, and reelected as attorney general in 2014. As the San Francisco district attorney and the attorney general of California, Harris was the first woman, the first African American, and the first Asian American to hold each office.
Harris was the junior U.S. senator from California from 2017 to 2021. She won the 2016 Senate election, becoming the second Black woman and first South Asian American U.S. senator. As a senator, Harris advocated for stricter gun control laws, the DREAM Act, federal legalization of cannabis, and reforms to healthcare and taxation. She gained a national profile for her pointed questioning of Trump administration officials during Senate hearings, including Trump’s second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.
Harris sought the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in 2019, but withdrew from the race before the primaries. Biden selected her as his running mate, and their ticket defeated the incumbent president and vice president, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, in the 2020 election. Presiding over an evenly split Senate upon entering office, Harris played a crucial role as president of the Senate. She cast more tie-breaking votes than any other vice president, which helped pass bills such as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 stimulus package and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. After Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential election, Harris launched her campaign with Biden’s endorsement and soon became the presumptive nominee. On August 6, 2024, she chose Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate.
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