“Nonviolence is the only honorable way of dealing with social change, because if we are wrong, nobody gets hurt but us. And if we are right, more people will participate in determining their own destinies than ever before.” Rev. C.T. …
Category: Racial Violence
Freedom to Fight
“I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom,
equality, basic human rights – for nearly my entire life.”
equality, basic human rights – for nearly my entire life.”
One week ago today we lost a hero. U.S. Rep. John Lewis was a living testimony of our
Juneteenth “Freedom Day”
On June 19, 1865 (over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln), enslaved Africans in Texas finally received word that they had been emancipated. The celebration of their freedom became what is known to us …
Rethinking Incarceration
by Dominique DuBois Gilliard, Director of LMDJ Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation
The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country in world history. We have more jails and prisons than degree-granting institutions. Consequently, in many regions, more people live behind …
Cheese Toast and Lynch Mobs
By Nilwona Nowlin, LMDJ Advocate, Administrative Specialist for Governance, The Evangelical Covenant Church
I once wrote an entire blog post about cheese toast. Okay, it wasn’t as trivial as it sounds. It was a reflection on how eating cheese toast …