EDITORIAL A Revival of God Consciousness

Bobby Mills, Phd

The 2023 Mayor’s Campaign

In 1963, Ebony Magazine featured an article on the three best cities for Black Americans to reside, thrive, and live in. These cities were Los Angles, Atlanta, and Houston. Two of these great cities have come a long way in improving socio-economic conditions and opportunities for Blacks due in part to stellar first-class Black political leadership, and one of the three cities is the mecca for Black business developmental opportunities.

Another city has shown great possibilities, but because of limited-levels of inclusionary, and vision- ary leadership, it has not been as successful as it could and should have been in the business arena because Black business owners have not received their fair-share of prime contracts. Sadly, Blacks have always been at the bottom of the totem-poleladder when it comes to socio-economic developmental opportunities. And it seems as though in the third city, there is a political “crab-barrel-mentality” that is perpetrated by elected political leaders. Yet, and still, for the most part, all the political leaders are multi-millionaires. However, there was a breath of fresh political air that blew through this city from, 19982004, because Blacks and other minorities did receive multiple prime contracts.

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Women cont. about us. Ministry is helping someone else.

After seeking an answer from God, he “just dropped it in my spirit,” Randall said. God told her, “You’ll get different women from everywhere to share their testimony, and their testimony alone can help someone else, whether it’s to accomplish their goals, it can help someone else rise from whatever hardship or difficulty they’re going through.”

During this process, Randall has learned so much about herself and about other people. “I’ve learned that it’s not all about me and how I feel. I have never been one to go live on social media.

I never liked it. That was one thing I struggled with. I’ll post a picture, but going live, like my face on camera, it’s nerve-wracking.”

Randall chose to put this struggle on the back burner and help women rise. “God had to show me that this platform is not about you…because a lot of time ministry is not

It is literally about bringing God the glory and shedding light on his goodness and what he’s done, and letting someone else know that this is the same God that can do it for you too.”

She also learned that she has the potential and the capacity to do things she never thought she’d do.

Randall has many goals for the organization. She is currently working on getting Women Who Rise more platforms to reach more people. Women Who Rise is currently on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. Since the show is currently online only, she would also love to move the show from an online presence to a physical presence. In addition, she wants the organization to be present in the community, in neighborhoods, and even in women’s shelter, so they can share their testimony and what God did for them. Above all else, she wants women to know they’re not alone, and that they’re not the only ones going through a hard time. There are two things that Randall wants people to take away from the show. The first thing is that no matter what the situation is, you can rise.

“I don’t care what the situation, what the circumstance, I don’t care who said you can’t rise, you can rise from it.” The second thing she wants people to take away from the show is that in order to rise, you need God. “I don’t ever want any woman to think, oh, I can rise, and I can do it all by myself. I want you to rise, but I want you to know that it’s going to be with the help of the Lord.”

Women Who Rise is a positive show and Randall believes that more shows like this are needed. “The world is hurting, and our world is in bad shape. People need to know that there is a God…I think more platforms like this are needed to show people that with God, you can have so much peace.”

Randall is a phenomenal woman who has chosen to rise, and she wants other women to rise with her.

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