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Happy August 1, 2018!

Yes, I had a plan. I'm on an instagram and facebook vacation. Less social media and more writing on purpose. I feel that many times the black community is usually the last to know what's happening in our communities. So I started sharing posts on my instagram and sometimes to my facebook but a larger medium was needed. So I'm back on the blog with purpose.

Writing makes me happy. I got a degree in this too!- 'With all rights, privileges, thereunto and appertaining' lol. But if my subject and verb don't agree you can say so. I'm still gonna write gonna though and get better as I do. Feedback is better than fatback! I feel that this is what is right and what I'm supposed to do.

While this medium is for the beloved community to be inspired, most often I address from my own experiences of family, faith, historic events, organizations and music. All things that continue to make me the woman I am in this blessed gift of life.

I grew up in Brooklyn, NY -if you didn't already know. My mom exposed me to so much diversity living in the city.  I feel as some have experienced, Brooklyn is always in the house! Meaning we are everywhere. So wherever you are I want you to be inspired all the way from Brooklyn to your part of the world.

In the near future you will find volunteer opportunites, events, campaigns and at times relevant news in the posts. I tend to focus on  grassroots topics of people, places and things. I feel everyday people have lots to offer that most people can identify with than someone or something out of their current reach. -It's also an act of giving thanks for what we have and where we are right now.

Are you a Community Ambassador?

ThresholdWorld is looking for 2 people from each of the 5 boroughs of NYC to help represent. You know the one that knows all of the community happenings. The one abreast in politics, always at the community board meetings or know what occured at the meeting. The one that doesn’t mind taking folks on historic and personal tours of the neighborhood as well. If you know a person with these qualities have them blessmelanie@gmail.com to join team ThresholdWorld as we go through new wide open doors in every season! We'll walk through old ones as well to show some community members what was there all along for their use.

Everyone is welcome to join ThresholdWorld at Rapha Center located at 78 Saratoga Avenue Brooklyn, NY for Black Giving Day on Tuesday, August 28th 7:00pm-9:00pm. $28 contributions are being asked from each attendee as we commemorate historic events of August 28th with a goal of $1,120. Making this goal will cover space for 11 organizations to host community events at the center into the fall season.

 This is just the begining. We must start somewhere. Be blessed!















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