While it’s not spoken of much these days, it’s important to remember that the creation of a national holiday for Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. was fiercely opposed by those who self-identify as “conservatives” and many others, including then-president of the United States, Ronald Reagan. If we want the children to value the King Holiday;...
Habari Gani? Ujamma – Cooperative Economics To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. It was a little more than three years ago when I giving particular attention to the development of the early Christian church as described in the book of Acts. Scripture says...
Jim Wallis writes a thought-provoking article about the “end” of the Iraq War entitled, It’s Finally Over – and it was Wrong.” It made me think about the first time I was arrested for direct action and civil disobedience in protest of the military invasion and occupation of Iraq four years ago. The action...
Shout out to The Work of the People Visual Media Group for their latest video: “God Is Not A White Man.” Been saying this for a long time – of course after having heard this for a long time from people like Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, David Walker, and so many others. Of course...
Hurricane Irene just completed a long and steady march through the Caribbean and up the eastern seaboard of the United States. It left tremendous amounts of damage along the way with its high winds and torrential rain. Many are still without power and trying to remove debris and regain a sense of normalcy. Municipalities...
The recent political endorsement of current Mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, by the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance has caused quite a stir and rightly so. Mayoral candidate, Senator Cathy Pugh in disrupting the endorsement forum last week at Friendship Baptist Church did more than reveal an egregious departure from tradition and fair process that would have allowed...
For the past maybe 15 years, those of us in the Black Church tradition have jointly witnessed the rise of ecclesial bodies and newly ordained bishops in denominations that theretofore did not engage in such practice. I still remember being a host of a Baltimore-based, two-way talk radio show some years ago and engaging...
It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is another way...
Join us for the first Hosanna! Communities Initiative learning/teaching circle, SEX, RACE, & MONEY: Rolling Away the Stone in the Beloved Community. In this four-part liberation training program we will begin dreaming together what would make for missions of mutual liberation, that is those built on Lila Watson’s invitation: If you have come to...
Kwanzaa Reflection 2011: Today’s Principle is Nia – Purpose
Habari Gani? Nia which means purpose. To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness. And in that spirit of Nia; I’d like to share this important article written by Dr. Adam Clark. CHRISTIANITY AND KWANZAA By Dr. Adam Clark (originally...
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