Joe Madison is testifying for the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee. He drops stats, facts, and figures left and right. While half of my brain is listening to him – the other half is trying to organize my thoughts and sound half way intelligent while testifying. Madison is done and Walter Fauntroy goes next. ...
Clergy
Maryland Clergy call for Health Care
From the Baltimore Sun Clergy press for health care bill Advocates urge senators to act By Laura Smitherman Sun reporter March 14, 2007 With the two chambers of the General Assembly at an impasse over extending medical coverage to uninsured Marylanders, members of the clergy gathered in Annapolis yesterday to pressure state senators to...
A Day for Darfur Pt.2
7:11AM – racing down my street toward the main road. Yes – I’m a little above the speed limit and weaving a bit in and out of traffic, but I’m not driving recklessly. (I don’t think so anyway) I don’t drive crazy when I’m running behind schedule. I refuse to make hair-raising turns, ride...
Maryland: Will You Deliver for Darfur?
As many of you know, Young Clergy for Social Change has been actively involved in the movement to end the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, East Africa since our beginnings in March 2005. We’ve had articles published, collected petitions, been guests on local radio stations, attended rallies in DC, and hosted a Baltimore for Darfur...
Study War No More: Peace March to Washington DC on Saturday, January 27
Tell the New Congress: Act NOW to Bring the Troops Home! Join United for Peace and Justice in a massive march on Washington, D.C., on Sat., January 27, to call on Congress to take immediate action to end the war.On Election Day the voters delivered a dramatic mandate for peace. Now it’s time for...
God is opening doors
I apologize for the silence for the past few days, but please believe that I’ve been quite active and have much to report. I won’t share it all now, but there is one thing in particular that I think should be shared. Some of you know that I am a member one of the...
Update on Young Leaders’ July ‘06 Police Protest
As a follower of The Way and social justice activist; I’ve become accustomed to not seeing the ultimate fruit of my labor in any immediate period of time. But over the weekend, I received the rare treat of seeing some tangible progress on an issue that I joined with others to bring attention to....
Taking it to the streets!
On the evening of Thursday, October 5, 2006  I represented Young Clergy for Social Change at a prison reform protest rally down on Madison Street in Baltimore. The rally was organized by the Baltimore branches of the American Friends Service Committee and Critical Resistance to address the issues of policing, parole, illegal arrests, the...
African American Pastors MUST find their Voice!
While violence between Israel and Hezbollah was unfolding I was vigorously reaching out to my elected officials and all others who would listen about the root causes to the violence and the unjust policies enacted by Israel that subjects their neighbors to stifling occupation. One day I turned on the television and started watching...
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