We are starting a Bridge Fund for women. Have you ever needed a BRIDGE to prevent a financial set back. Have you ever been just a $100 dollars short but end up paying a fee for over draft charges? What if you could apply for a bridge?
How to support:
1. Post a picture of yourself holding $10 on social media and tag #melanatedpearl #iminfor10 #wherethebagat2020
Clayton County Library Board Trustees attend training by Ben Carter.
Do you want to lead but feel trapped Professionally! P.E.A.R.L. Girls are encouraged to become ACTIVE change agents in their communities! Consider joining a board!
Trustee Training
The Library Board of Trustees consists of 10 members appointed by the Clayton County Commissioners. The Library Board is a legal entity that has the authority to make policy and govern the affairs of the Library.
What the Library Board does:
sets policy for the Library
defines the purpose and direction of the Library
demonstrates accountability to the community
advocates on behalf of the Library to ensure acquisition, development, and sustainability of resources and services
Regardless of your professional role or title you can be an active voice in your community! #volunteer
Welcome to a spiritual adventure with Melanated Pearl. Join her on her journey through Elmina Castle.
I lived more than 4 decades before I experienced the true meaning of FREEDOM and I will fight for it for the rest of my LIFE! You and your freedom is important to me and essential to you.
P. E. A. R. L. Girl I see you and I am saying to you…you deserve your freedom. #changethesituation #thefutureisfemale
Just because you don’t understand a practice or tradition~doesn’t make it less sophisticated, complicated, meaningful, or organized!
Following a trip to Ghana 2019, Melanated Pearl reflects on her transition. Starting at the very beginning. A grain of sand.
I once was a grain of sand. I enjoyed the consistency of the sun and the ocean. I was part of the land and surrounded by millions like me. I was protected. I was valued. I had purpose.
Sankofa
Sankofa is a word in the Twi language of Ghana that translates to “Go back and get it” and also refers to the Asante Adinkra symbol represented either with a stylized heart shape or by a bird with its head turned backwards while its feet face forward carrying a precious egg in its mouth.
The Land
My ancestors called to me as I walk towards the water. They celebrated my homecoming and when I placed my foot onto the earth I recalled the essence of my beginnings. I once was a grain of sand. I thrived among many. I had purpose. I had value. I had worth. And then…
The transition happened because it was necessary. I once was a GRAIN of SAND, but I was selected to transform, to move, to travel, to change. Without notice I was pick up by someone’s foot. I was separated from the earth. I was place in the water. I became a part of something I only experienced in ~waves. I transitioned individually and collectively and I settled into the water. I once was a grain of sand on the beach in the Motherland. But my transition made me part of the ocean.