RISE – A Special Tribute and Thank You to Mandela, Angelou and Carthen


 

RISE – A Special Tribute and Thank You to Mandela, Angelou and Carthen taking place on Sun-6/8 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm at MIXED Institute of Cosmetology, 5950 Florin Road, Suite #102 in South Sacramento. There is no cost to attend this special event.  You are encouraged to RSVP by going to: http://rise-sacramento.eventbrite.com. For more info call (916) 607-3332.

Join us as we commemorate and celebrate the great leaders who dedicated their lives to passing the torch. Their light continues to shine through the lives of the millions touched by their contributions to society and spiritual teachings. “I am excited to be apart of giving tribute to Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou and to Sacramento’s very own “Bishop Carthen” whom we love and honor dearly. With the deepest respect for First Lady Carthen and his family we appreciate you sharing Bishop Carthen and his memories with us,” stated Pleshette Robertson, Founder of Sacculturalhub.com & Chief Editor of THE HUB Magazine. WE RISE! LET’S RISE! 

(7/18/18-12/5/13) For 20 years, Nelson Mandela directed a campaign of peaceful, nonviolent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. In 1993, Mandela and South African President F.W. de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to dismantle the country’s apartheid system. In 1994, Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president. In 2009, Mandela’s birthday (July 18) was declared “Mandela Day” to promote global peace and celebrate the South African leader’s legacy.

(4/4/28-5/28/14) Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. Hailed as a global renaissance woman, Dr. Angelou is a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist.  Dr. Angelous has appeared on television and in films including the landmark television adaptation of Alex Haley’s Roots (1977) and John Singleton’s Poetic Justice (1993). In 1996, she directed her first feature film, Down in the Delta. In 2008, she composed poetry for and narrated the award-winning documentary The Black Candle, directed by M.K. Asante.  Dr. Angelou has served on two presidential committees, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000, the Lincoln Medal in 2008, and has received 3 Grammy Awards. President Clinton requested that she compose a poem to read at his inauguration in 1993. Dr. Angelou’s reading of her poem “On the Pulse of the Morning” was broadcast live around the world.

(9/2/59-9/25/13) Bishop Sherwood C. Carthen, a prominent Sacramento church and community leader whose influence reached beyond the pulpit to city streets, City Hall and the Sacramento Kings. Carthen was senior pastor at Bayside of South Sacramento since the church opened in 2005. A charismatic man with a rhythmic and emotional style of preaching, he drew more than 2,000 worshippers to services each weekend. He started the congregation as a satellite of Bayside Covenant Church in Granite Bay and previously served as pastor at Family Worship Center on Florin Road.  He founded and was director of Our Family Community Foundation, a nonprofit group helping parents and children find educational, tutorial and social opportunities. As a leader in the National African American Tobacco Education program, he promoted efforts to eliminate tobacco use among blacks. In the 1990s, he broke a silence in the African American community around HIV and AIDS with a public call for understanding and compassion for people with the disease.  Carthen was also a leader in grass-roots efforts to reduce neighborhood violence in Sacramento. He marched against drive-by shootings and hosted public forums on crime and social issues. He worked with coalitions of residents, church leaders and law-enforcement officials to develop the Ceasefire project, the Cops and Clergy initiative and other programs to reduce violence by reaching out and offering alternatives to gang members.  “From ministering the word of God to fighting crime through the Cops and Clergy program as well as being the chaplain for the Sacramento Kings, he had an undeniable passion for changing lives,” said the Rev. Les Simmons of South Sacramento Christian Center. “He was a dear friend and mentor who lived his life by the principles he taught. He was an agent for change.”  

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