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Unless there are unforeseen circumstances, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on party lines — 11-11 — but there are still options for the panel or the Senate Democrats in charge to push her nomination to a vote in the coming days. If confirmed, Jackson will be the first African American woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Seaman Bailey Lang, front, from Burnt Hills, New York, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Kierra Dexter, from Opelika, Florida, act as members of the hose team when engaging a simulated fire during a damage control drill aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), March 26, 2022.

     Creators and creations are inspired. Everything begins with a thought and thoughts themselves are shared with the whole. We may think that we have a completely unique idea, but the truth is that it is connected to something else. Everything has a source and doesn’t appear from nothing. Everything we see and experience is a manifestation of our collective mental energies. We do not tend to think of it this way, but the Universe responds to our thoughts, actions, words, and interactions. Whatever we desire strong enough builds up the necessary required energy to become a manifestation in the physical realm. This means that all of our thoughts are working together simultaneously across the globe to create what we see everyday! Our minds power the world!

     When I accept the Centennial Leadership Award from the National Parks Conservation Association this Wednesday night at 7 p.m. (Livestreaming) it could mark a new day in the history of public lands conservation, maybe not for the reasons you think. There have been many other conservationists of color who have made a difference – think George Washington Carver who seeded a generation of conservationists at Tuskegee.

   Join us for the first ever Art of Community Festival! This festival is the culmination of AARLCC’s inaugural  artists residency which funded 5 emerging local artists. On April 30th we will showcase the creations from the artists whose artwork addresses critical social justice issues impacting our community such as Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Criminal and Health Care Reform, Racial Justice, and Gender and Sexuality Equity.