Missing Jane 😢

Jane W. O'Keefe. 

Rest peacefully.  I wish you were here to talk me through all this. *Sigh* 😑😩

🅱️ussdown. A R S

My Diamonds dance in whenever/

Lil HOVITO-  mining shit 4 ever/ 

Everry where I'm Wrighting shit (so clever)/

Yea brother -they like HOV is black/ Back diamond - black markets/ they they like lil HOV is BLACK/

Dropping heat like a bowl of grits- gottem like HOV stay packed/

Call it a conflict of interests compounded/ cuz no you =  no words/ let there Bee/ polinated my flower/   yea that's good wood no Andy yo/

 I learn from brandy so heart on ice-bussdown/

Hell frozen.. hit the ICE den I bussdown.

Announcing PRISM a community solutions, community rooted collective.

As I embark on this new journey as leader of PRISM, a informal, democratically, egalitarian social- economic valued community oriented organization. 

PRISM will facilitate cooperation, empower collaboration to help partners overcome resistance faced by everyone who wants to reach a goal. This is especially true, but not limited to people from "the hood". I'm mad excited ( thrilled, inlightned and humbled) by the prospect of  taking a front row seat to most divine jewel on earth: YOU! 

PRISM: A community group, a seed, a diamond of the struggle born by the pressure of the unique, yet often universal journey we've been blessed to grace will launch Juneteenth 2025. (Thursday, January 19, 2025.)

PRISM is accepting school supply donations (including laptops, notebooks, pens, pencils, etc) for our BLACK to school iniative. We are also accepting monetary donations that will be publicly tracked and transparently disbursed for our on-going auction to raise funds for supplies for our scholars we have partnered with. Scholar partners will receive  school supplies from their freshman year to graduation. 

More soon!

Peace, blessings

          ~

Love and light 

James

Leader, PRISM

Cell: (646) 991-0784

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Unveiling of Christopher Rose Way.

Join the Christopher Rose Community Empowerment Campaign   

        Hon. Jumaane D. Williams 

 

 the unveiling of

Christopher Rose Way.

 

Christopher Rose, 15, is  is believed to be the first  person who was murdered in an iPod robbery. I wonder if the young man who killed Christopher would of had a job, or parents with money to buy an iPod for him, or perhaps someone to teach him about materialism and where it leads- would this have happened?

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NYC Council Members Arroyo, Levin, Lander, Speaker Quinn, and Vann advocate for a $10 Billion Dollar Waiver

 

 

"We are writing to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to approve the New York State Department of Health (DOH)’s Medicaid 1115 Waiver Amendment.  We are approaching the one-year mark of the State’s request, and the approval of the Waiver has never been more vital to the health of New York State residents and healthcare system.  In New York City, we are faced with a crisis in our healthcare delivery system, as our hospital system struggles to provide the high quality care necessary to meet the needs of our patient population.  The $10 billion Waiver would not only allow the State to invest in innovative models of healthcare delivery, but it would also allow our hospitals to continue providing the care that saves the lives of our residents. "

NYT: Pope Francis "Who Am I to Judge"

As an openly gay Christian I have experienced many challenges practicing my faith in fellowship. While I certainly understand the motive of most religious leaders is not to judge or bring harm to their membership but rather to share what they believed to be Gods plan for his followers is. I also understand on a very personal level that sometimes it can go to far and religion can be used as a tool to beat people down. This is why I am especially proud of Pope Francis for his affirmative comments to gay religious leaders.

The New York Times reports that Pope Francis has stated that he will not judge gay priests. “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Francis said, according to media reports.
The popes comments come at a significant moment in my own life. While I am not Catholic I still appreciate his comments because the arguments against LGBT presence in church has been present not only in the Catholic church. I was baptized at my new home church in Harlem. This Baptism was especially momentous for me given my past experiences with other religious institutions. I am humbled that there is room at the cross for me, even with all of my imperfections.

       When I was a teenager I was an avid church goer. I went to church at least three times a week. To bible study, teen night, and Sunday morning fellowship. I noticed that while many of my friends were in relationships and have engaged in activities that the Bible does not condone my homosexuality was placed on a hierarchy of sins. In stead of me going to church to receive the gospel and hear the words of God. I was turned away after being ostracized. It meant a lot to me that I was able to be baptized an resume fellowshipping in a Christian congregation while remaining truthful to all of my identities.

Portland

So many exciting things to share!

 First, I got to spend more time with parents Josh and Jenny. It has been about 2 months into this family; after so many foster homes and experiences that I'd rather forget getting to know anyone isn't easy. Learning to trust after you have been hurt can be one of the hardest things. I'm sharing this in hopes that any foster child who may come across it will at the very least knew someone who went through something similar. Sometimes I feel as though there can be a stigma attached to being a foster child or an adopted child. The more time I spend with my family the less I am aware.

FIRST TIME ONE A PLANE
To get to Portland we obviously took a plane. It was an amazing experience. There were no crying babies just absolute tranquility. I expected the six hour flight to be more turbulent. The seating was really comfortable and I had a window seat so that also made for an enjoyable experience.

When we arrived in Portland we took a taxi to visit a community Jenny lived in for several years and considers home. This neighborhood, probably unlike many neighborhoods in Portland was populated by many plant species and houses that were painted bright groovy colors. We  met up with some good friends of Jenny and had some amazing Ice cream at Salt and Straw. This handmade icecream joint was amazing.

Another highlight of my trip to Portland was seeing  "fairy Grandmother" Rupert and his partner Scott. I had been really looking forward to meet the because they are all Jenny talks about. Rupert and I got to spend some real quality time at the Saturday market. I got a personal tour of downtown Portland. T top off an amazing weekend we had a dance party with many of Rupert's friends

I love the city of Portland. The people are kind.  The weather is nice, and there is some Darn good coffee.