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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Faith In Action Candidate Endorsements
I got a call from Rodney last week. He was contacted by a friend of his who was asking about who he should vote for on Sept. 12th in the Maryland Primary Election and in November for our General Election. Rodney called me because he hadn’t been following politics himself so he didn’t know. ...
Name mention in the Baltimore Examiner
This blurb from the Examiner is about the Healthcare Rally that I attended last week. It seems that I caught the ear of a reporter during my 3 minute speech. It says: Faith-based Health Care A union-organized health care rally at Light and Pratt streets in the city Tuesday evening, brought out a bevy...
Ed Boyd – Candidate for Governor of Maryland
On Tuesday, August 22, 2006, I interviewed Ed Boyd, Green Party candidate for Governor of the state of Maryland. Click the link below to listen to the interview. MP3 File
Next Steps for Darfur
Activists marching for the people of Darfur Originally uploaded by Heber3. This was the scene on June 1, 2005 when Young Clergy for Social Change joined an Africa Action rally to press the American government to speak up and stand up for the people of Darfur.
Open Letter to my Representative
Dear Congressman Elijah Cummings, I appreciate your response to my email about the unrest in the Middle East and the military offensive Israel is waging against Lebanon, however, as I shared with a member of your staff earlier today, I strongly disagree with you. You reference in your email UN Security Council Resolution 1559,...
A letter to my representatives on Israel/Hezbollah
I sent the following letter to my U.S. Representatives (Sarbanes, Mikulski, and Cummings) Dear Congressman Cummings, First let me thank you for your valued leadership. As my representative, I follow your political activities closely and most times your activity matches my desire on various issues. I write you today because, like many, I am...
Good Piece on Pastor James Forbes, Jr.
Minister becomes force on ‘religious left’ – Yahoo! News
T.D. Jakes addresses politics
No political party can contain us By Bishop T.D. Jakes Special to CNN July 6, 2006 DALLAS, Texas (CNN) — Members of the black clergy face a challenge in the upcoming political season to refrain from being used by any political party or ideological agenda to further their aims at the expense of the...
KATRINA, LOOTING, and BLACK FOLK…..
Mainstream American Media gets it wrong again. Last night, I came home and watched about 2 1/2 hours of SPECIAL REPORTS concerning people trying to pull there lives together after HURRICANE KATRINA. I was deeply moved by the stories of death, devastation, and survival. Throughout the programming I was praying for those impacted…really praying....
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