Retrospective 2020 and Unrest in the Streets
The United States is a racist nation and we have not yet chosen to realize that or to root out those who perpetuate the problem. I have a thoughtful neighbor […]
The United States is a racist nation and we have not yet chosen to realize that or to root out those who perpetuate the problem. I have a thoughtful neighbor […]
In 1965 I thought “this cannot happen in MY country” when I watched the coverage of Bloody Sunday including the beating of John Lewis. Obviously, I was wrong because such […]
You may recognize this entry from Juneteenths in the past when I posted it with a different picture. Therefore, you will be surprised to know that Juneteenth never existed before. […]
Did you miss the first March on Washington? Here is your opportunity to experience the Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington from your own livingroom. On […]
Sometimes you have to do something regardless of reasons not to. Or at least I do. When this happens, I say that I have been called, meaning I am compelled […]
The following is an “essay” by President Obama about the actions that will shape our future if we are wise enough to use both: As millions of people across […]
One of my favorite magazines is The Atlantic. Their 2018 issue, Is Democracy Dying is an amazing study of America today. I intend to comment on other articles, but I […]
In 1965 when I was a volunteer for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, I worked in rural South Carolina. That summer nine civil rights workers, SCLC and […]
National Guard called to disperse several thousand whites threatening to set fire to First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Freedom Riders inside. Read […]
Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery, Alabama, where local police allow a mob of angry whites to attack; several people are severely injured, including a U.S. Justice Department official. Read more […]