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A Mother's Advice -05/09/21

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.’ Proverbs 31:28-31

Join Us! Today For National Day Of Prayer 1PM: Join Pastor Richardson Live! Pastor will deliver the key sermon at the Annual National Interfaith Prayer Service for Repentance and Reflection. View it LIVE by clicking the following link:... https://business.facebook.com/ReligionsForPeaceUSA 6PM: Joins us for The National Day of Prayer Intergenerational Prayer with the congregations of Grace Baptist Church Mt. Vernon, Yonkers and Port St. Lucie www.facebook.com/TheGraceGPS

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Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Senior Pastor--"Living in Expectation"-- 05/02/21 gracechurchtoday.org

#28DaysOfBlackHistory Day 10 by Andre Dodson Grace Baptist Church... Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks... An American photographer, musician, writer and film director, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970sparticularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African-Americansand in glamour photography. Parks received more than 20 honorary doctorates in his lifetime. Named "Magazine Photographer of the Year" (1960) by the American Society of Magazine Photographers, received The NAACP Spingarn medal, Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Lifetime Achievement And also had the Gordon Parks Elementary School, a nonprofit, K-5 grade public charter school in Kansas City, Missouri and the Gordon Parks High School renamed after him. A phenomenal black man artist and leader who should be remembered forever!!! O yeah if that wasn’t enough Malcolm X honored Parks when he asked him to be the godfather of his daughter, Qubilah Shabazz. #YAMFAMgbc

#28DaysOfBlackHistory Day 9 by Franceska Marie Grace Baptist Church... Mae Carol Jemison... (born October 17, 1956) An American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 mission, during which she orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 1220, 1992. Upon returning to the United States after serving in the Peace Corps, Jemison settled in Los Angeles, California. In Los Angeles, she entered into private practice and took graduate level engineering courses. The flights of Sally Ride and Guion Bluford in 1983 inspired Jemison to apply to the astronaut program. Jemison first applied to NASA's astronaut training program in October 1985, but NASA postponed selection of new candidates after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. Jemison reapplied in 1987 and was chosen out of roughly 2,000 applicants. #YAMFAMgbc

#28DaysOfBlackHistory Day 8 by Antoine Phibetasinger Dolberry Grace Baptist Church... Lucy Terry Prince... (1724 - 1821) Although best known as the author of the first poem composed by an African American woman, Lucy Terry Prince was a remarkable woman whose many accomplishments included arguing a case before the Supreme Court. Lucy was stolen from Africa as an infant and sold to Ebenezer Wells of Deerfield, Massachusetts. She was baptized during the Great Awakening, and nineteen years later, at the age of 20, she was "admitted to the fellowship of the church." Although Lucy Terry was a poet, only one of her poems, a ballad called "Bars Fight," has survived. In 1756, Lucy Terry married Abijah Prince, a prosperous free black man who purchased her freedom. Lucy was well known for her speaking ability -- according to her 1821 obituary, "the fluency of her speech captivated all around her" -- and she used her skills a number of times in defense of her family’s rights and property. #YAMFAMgbc

#28DaysOfBlackHistory Day 7 by Tyesha Minors Grace Baptist Church... Sarah Mapps Douglass... Ahead of her time in almost every respect, Sarah Mapps was a well-educated professional whose life and work spanned nearly the entire 19th century. Remembered as an activist, educator, and abolitionist, she believed cultivating the intellect through education was the most powerful means of fighting discrimination against African Americans and women. In 1833, Mapps began teaching, soon establishing her own school which would eventually merge with Cheyney State University, the first institution of higher learning for African Americans. In addition to being an educator, Douglas was a dedicated activist. She was a founder and long-time member of the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society and helped start the Female Literary Society, which sought to promote literacy amongst African American women and create solidarity between free and enslaved African Americans. In 1853, at nearly 60 years old, Douglas became the first African American female student at the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania. 2 years later, at the age of 61, she married for the first time, becoming Sarah Mapps Douglass. In honor of black history month, I'd like to celebrate black women who, despite the odds, have not only achieved their own personal success, but have carved out important space for black women to become leaders in education. #YAMFAMgbc

Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson --"Pathway to Destiny: Informed by the Past""-- 02/07/21 gracechurchtoday.org

This Week At Grace Tonight: Church History Lecture Series w/ Rev Mizell Tomorrow: Pastor's Advent Bible Study Series Thursday: Young Adult Bible Study w/ Pastor Will... Tune in each night via Zoom at 7pm! Links can be found by via http://ow.ly/jdVX50CG8zk or by clicking the link in our bio. Have a blessed rest of the week Grace! #GraceBaptistChurchMV #MountVernon #ChurchOnline

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