Congratulations to Ingrid Joseph on being the newest appointed Civil Court Judge. It is always refreshing and encouraging to see everyday people achieve extraodinary things. Achieving Civil Court Judge gives hope to children that were led to believe for so long that a title of that magnitude was out of their reach. The fact that she is a Brooklyn resident sheds some light on an inner-city that was once forgotten, reborn and is now growing in ways that have never been seen before. The year is 2008 and there are signs everywhere that things are changing for the better. Change is inevitable so fighting it is futile. What is the difference between the great people in history and the ordinary people that you see everyday? Nothing physical, the only difference is the things that they believed that empowered them to achieve the great things that they have achieved. There was once a time in America when being born black meant that you were born with a disadvantage, there was a time in America when women weren't allowed to work and even after they were allowed to work they were discriminated against. I ask that you all raise your wine glasses in celebration because ladies and gentlemen those days are over.
SoHo
