[These were my words at the June 15, 2020 Restorative Justice CLT Teach-In.] As I do this work, I keep this image of Jonathan Ferrell on my desk. In 2015, when the email came asking if any clergy would be willing to be a part of support team for a mother, Mrs. Georgia Ferrell, going through the trial of an officer who was being charged with excessive force that led…
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So many of you are saying with guilt, “I wish I could get out to protest, but I can’t because I am concerned about COVID-19.” Please do not feel guilty.…
“I always thought 2020 was going to be a hopeful year… Then I was dreadfully wrong… Then, perhaps, I was right.” For the past 18 years I had high hopes…
Our African American siblings are struggling, in fact, they are drowning and dying, and need those of us who are white to not only understand but to create the change…
Today is Memorial Day in the United States. My father and father-in-law served in the United States Army. We have memorial days in many countries and we have memorial days…