Phaeth Place

Edwin Raymond is a child of Haitian immigrants, born, raised, and currently still residing in the

East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. He joined the New York City Police Department in 2008 to

work from the inside to remedy some of the injustices he faced as a young man. Raymond is

currently serving as an active NYPD Lieutenant and is running for New York City Council

District 40 for teachers that need more resources, for hospitals that need more funding, and for

communities that need more opportunities, not over-policing. Raymond is dedicated to

addressing issues of over-policing, improving schools, increasing affordable housing, supporting

small businesses, and making quality healthcare accessible. As an NYPD officer, he knows what

needs to change so that our police force is accountable to all New Yorkers and that starts with

increased oversight from the City Council.

Dedicating his early life to activism, in 2014, he, along with his childhood friend, co-founded

PLOT (Preparing Leader of Tomorrow) which serves vulnerable youth by offering them

mentors, resources, and support. A year later, he became an advocate for “Raise the Age,” an

initiative that reformed the practice of automatically charging teenagers as adults no matter how

minor the offense they committed. Raymond has always sought out ways to advocate and

strengthen the communities that he has been a part of and he seeks to continue that work in the

40th District.

Raymond is also a subject of the Emmy award-winning Hulu original documentary Crime +

Punishment that chronicled Raymond along with 11 NYPD officers, who blew the whistle on

arrest quotas and racism within the NYPD. Raymond is no stranger to speaking truth to power

and is determined to be a voice for the people of Council District 40.

Instagram - @e.raymond_  / @raymondfor40

Twitter - @edwinraymondnyc

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/edwin.raymond.549

Website - https://www.edwinraymond.com/

PLOT(Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow) - http://www.plotforyouth.org/

Alfred & Keyonda McQuarters have been doing life together as husband and wife for over 20 years. From seminary, to serving the community, to pastoring a church, to raising four children, these friends for life are intentional about living life on purpose, making a difference, loving each other, and leaving a legacy. Together, they deliver a message centered around God’s unconditional love, as His desire to give His best to His children.

Keyonda has served in ministry for almost 30 years, including serving as a chaplain; children and youth pastor; pastor over women’s ministry; as well as a senior pastor. Together, Al and Keyonda developed their first church plant in the Garfield Park community on the west side of Chicago. They served that local congregation for over 8 years.

Al holds a B.S. in Molecular and Cell Biology from Pennsylvania State University, a M.S. in Molecular and Cell Biology from Howard University, M.B.A. from Central Michigan, and a doctoral degree from Oregon State University.. He also attended seminary at Ashland University Theological Seminary where his focus was Pastoral Counseling. Alfred has also spent the last twenty years as an educator, scientist, executive pastor, and community leader

Al and Keyonda relocated to Oregon 6 years ago. A preacher at heart, Keyonda serves as a yoga and fitness instructor, and an adjunct professor at the local community college. Although she is no longer serving a local congregation, she continues to share messages of encouragement, hope, and destiny.

Al and Keyonda share a passion to see marriages that are physically, emotionally, and spiritually strong, resulting in healthy families. They are the proud parents of 4 children (ages 18, 15, 10, and 8)

Dr. Al:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-alfred-mcquarters-3b932bb6/

Keyonda:

https://www.facebook.com/keyonda 

https://twitter.com/mrsmc25s. 

https://www.instagram.com/_in_his_image/

Dr. Nathalie Phaeton completed her undergraduate education at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. She earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery from Howard University College of Dentistry in Washington, DC, and continued to complete a specialty in pediatric dentistry with an additional two years of rigorous training. She also conducted pediatric dental research at Columbia University in New York City.

Dr. Phaeton is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She matches her refined skill set and in-depth knowledge with a fun, gentle, and compassionate bedside manner. She’s an excellent listener who makes an effort to connect with her patients and takes the time with her patients’ parents to explain the condition of their children’s oral health and treatment options.

In her practice, Dr. Phaeton uses the most advanced tools and techniques to give her patients exceptionally healthy and beautiful smiles. She emphasizes health-centered dentistry and preventive care and believes in giving patients the knowledge and the power to keep their smiles as healthy as possible.

Website - https://www.oasispediatricdentalcare.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/oasispdc

The Hill We Climb - Amanda Gorman

When day comes we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry asea we must wade. We’ve braved the belly of the beast. We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace. In the norms and notions of what just is isn’t always justice. And yet, the dawn is ours before we knew it. Somehow we do it. Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken, but simply unfinished. We, the successors of a country and a time where a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president only to find herself reciting for one.

And yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine, but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect. We are striving to forge our union with purpose. To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters, and conditions of man. And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us, but what stands before us. We close the divide because we know to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside. We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another. We seek harm to none and harmony for all. Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true. That even as we grieved, we grew. That even as we hurt, we hoped. That even as we tired, we tried that will forever be tied together victorious. Not because we will never again know defeat, but because we will never again sow division.

Scripture tells us to envision that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree and no one shall make them afraid. If we’re to live up to her own time, then victory won’t lie in the blade, but in all the bridges we’ve made. That is the promise to glade, the hill we climb if only we dare. It’s because being American is more than a pride we inherit. It’s the past we step into and how we repair it. We’ve seen a forest that would shatter our nation rather than share it. Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. This effort very nearly succeeded.

But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated. In this truth, in this faith we trust for while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us. This is the era of just redemption. We feared it at its inception. We did not feel prepared to be the heirs of such a terrifying hour, but within it, we found the power to author a new chapter, to offer hope and laughter to ourselves so while once we asked, how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? Now we assert, how could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?

We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be a country that is bruised, but whole, benevolent, but bold, fierce, and free. We will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation because we know our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation. Our blunders become their burdens. But one thing is certain, if we merge mercy with might and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change our children’s birthright.

So let us leave behind a country better than one we were left with. Every breath from my bronze-pounded chest we will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one. We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the West. We will rise from the wind-swept Northeast where our forefathers first realized revolution. We will rise from the Lake Rim cities of the Midwestern states. We will rise from the sun-baked South. We will rebuild, reconcile and recover in every known nook of our nation, in every corner called our country our people diverse and beautiful will emerge battered and beautiful. When day comes, we step out of the shade aflame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.

Website - https://www.theamandagorman.com/

What is impeachment?

Impeachment is a grave and historically rare declaration by the House of Representatives accusing a federal official, like the President of the United States, of treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanors. Impeachment is the first step toward potentially removing the federal official from office, triggering a trial in the Senate to decide.

The House of Representatives has impeached three presidents: President Andrew Johnson in 1868, President Bill Clinton in 1998, and President Donald Trump in 2019. No president has ever been impeached twice or convicted and removed from office due to impeachment.

What does the process look like?

House vote: A simple majority in the House is required to impeach the president. If the vote fails, the president is not impeached and the process ends there.

Senate trial: After the House votes to impeach, the Senate would then hold a trial to determine whether to convict the president of impeachment.

Senate vote: A conviction requires a two-thirds supermajority of senators. If the vote falls short, the president is not convicted and the process ends there. If two-thirds of senators do agree to convict, the president is removed from office and the vice president becomes president.

What’s at stake?

If the president is convicted by the Senate, he would lose the benefits associated with the post-presidency, such as a pension, security detail, and travel allowance. He could also lose the ability to run for president again.

Will this delay President-elect Biden’s inauguration?

No. As mandated in the U.S. Constitution, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will be sworn into office on January 20, 2021, at noon at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

SOURCE: When We All Vote. Be sure to follow When We All Vote on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @WhenWeAllVote for more educational content and to stay informed.

We are celebrating the historic victories of Raphael Warnock, the first black senator of Georgia and Jon Ossoff, the youngest sitting senator. Both won run-off races against incumbents.

Forget New Year’s Resolutions. Scrap that long list of goals you won’t remember a few weeks from now anyway!

Choose just one word.

One word you can focus on every day, all year long…One word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live.

It will take intentionality and commitment, but if you let it, your one word will shape not only your year, but also you. It will become the compass that directs your decisions and guides your steps.

Discover the big impact one word can make.

One word. 365 days. A changed life.

#OneWord365

https://oneword365.com/

---------------------------------------------------------------

Email - [email protected]

Instagram - @phaethplacepod

Twitter - @phaethplacepod

Facebook - @phaethplacepocast

Dr. Rebecca Phaeton is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Microbiology and Immunology. She was recruited to Penn State Hershey Medical Center in 2014 after completing her post-doctoral training as a Reproductive Scientist Development Program Scholar in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx,NY where she also completed her fellowship. As a graduate of Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, WV, Dr. Phaeton decided on a career in women's health and completed her residency at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where her training spurned her interest in translational research in developing novel treatment alternatives for women with gynecological cancers.

https://med.psu.edu/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/pennstatehealth/

https://www.pennstatehealth.org/services-treatments/cancer-care

Rai King is an educator, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and non-profit leader. Graduating from Spelman College with a degree in Early Childhood Development and from Arizona State University with a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, Rai was an elementary school teacher for 16 years.  A teacher’s teacher, Rai often jokes that she has taught in every way possible to teach-from public, private, parochial, and charter schools, to homeschool, and even international school.

As a nonprofit leader, Rai served as the Equity and Learning Director for City Year New York. She also chairs the board of directors for a local Brooklyn nonprofit, Read 718 which specializes in providing one-on-one tutoring to low-income students. In response to the Covid pandemic, Rai recognized a major gap in kids’ enrichment opportunities and started her own nonprofit called Hands-In Learning-an education group providing academic and arts classes to families all over the world regardless of their ability to pay.

In addition to being a wife, mother of 5, and doctoral student at Vanderbilt University, Rai currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for The North Star media group.

WEBSITES:

Hands In Learning Co-Op, Founder - https://www.handsinlearning.com/

The North Star media group, COO - https://www.thenorthstar.com/

INSTAGRAM:

Personal - https://www.instagram.com/mrsraiking/

Hands In Co-Op - https://www.instagram.com/handsincoop/

The North Star - https://www.instagram.com/thenorthstarmedia/

WOC (Woc At Work) - https://www.instagram.com/wocatworkpodcast/

Married to the Movement - https://www.instagram.com/marriedtothemovement/