This weekend, millions of Americans are celebrating Independence Day – albeit, many of them socially distanced. As we look back on our nation’s history in this tumultuous time, we reflect [...]
55 years after the Voting Rights Act passed (and seven years after the Supreme Court gutted it), voter suppression and disenfranchisement still runs rampant, disproportionately affecting Black [...]
From the current civil rights movement of our time, to the ongoing global pandemic, it is impossible to step back and realize that our children and grandchildren will ask us one day about what we [...]
June marks Pride Month, a celebration of the diversity and contributions of the LGBTQI+ community. However, many members of the community are left to celebrate Pride in isolation due to the [...]
The past week has been a pivotal one for our nation. Thousands, if not millions of people across the nation are rising in solidarity with Black Americans, calling for a more just justice system [...]
As I write this email, communities across the United States are in turmoil. Last week, we mourned the death of Breonna Taylor; this week it’s the murder of George Floyd, a Black man and [...]
Jogging while Black. That is what seems to have led to Ahmaud Arbery’s death – with three white men now under arrest for pursuing and killing him… because he fit a profile. Men who were only [...]
Many of us recognize the potential of religious faith to be a source for good – whether we ourselves confess a faith tradition or not. The critical need to protect our pluralistic, democratic [...]
As the weeks go on and on in this global pandemic, we’re beginning to see how the fallout of the COVID-19 virus is shaping our communities. From research showing that marginalized Americans are [...]
We’ve heard it from most every leading public health official: stay home, stay safe. Yet public protests – increasingly exposed as far from springing from the grassroots – as well as ostensibly [...]