Posts tagged Martin Luther King
After Rep. John Lewis, We Are Still In Search Of That “Beloved Community”
After Rep. John Lewis, We Are Still In Search Of That “Beloved Community”

(OPINION) "John Lewis practiced the politics not of what we call bipartisan, John Lewis practiced the politics of We the People. The politics of the preamble of the constitution of the United States, ” Lawson said during his 21-minute message at the funeral where he added that while many books have been written about the Civil Rights period, most people get it ”wrong,” when it comes to telling the story of John Lewis.

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Analysis, Culture, Justice, North America, OpinionHamil R. HarrisHamil R. Harris, Hamil Harris, Rep. John Lewis, George W. Bush, William Clinton, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Diane Nash, James Bevel, CT Vivian, Rev. Jim Lawson, Martin Luther King, Bernard Demcek, President Donald Trump, Civil Rights, Beloved Community, Joshua Dubois, President Obama, Langston HughesComment
Remembering Rep. John Lewis As A Man Of Faith Who Inspired Others

(OPINION) What stood out to me most in regard to Lewis was that he put principles over politics and for that he was respected by Republicans and Democrats. At the height of the 2008 Presidential campaign I learned during a gathering President George W. Bush hosted at the White House it wasn’t certain that Lewis was going to endorse Hillary Clinton for president.

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Analysis, North America, Opinion, Politics, Primary Feature, Religion, Religious EqualityHamil R. HarrisRep. John Lewis, Hamil R. Harris, Rev. Maurice Roland, Fisk University, American Baptist School of Theology, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Opinion, Christianity, Civil rights, Rev. C.T. Vivian, James Lawson, Gandhi, Diane Nash, Bernard Lafayette, James Bevel Lewis, Tennessee State University, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King, Julian Bond, Bryan Stevenson, Southern Poverty Law Center, Monson Motor Lodge, Rev. Hosea Williams, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Bloody Sunday, Voting Rights Act, Russell Eugene Weston Jr., Ebenezer Baptist Church, President Bill Clinton, Eleanor Holmes Nortono, NEWS, Primary Feature Comment
The Great Divide: Why The Church Isn’t Connecting With #BlackLivesMatter
The Great Divide: Why The Church Isn’t Connecting With #BlackLivesMatter

(OPINION) Black Lives Matter is a departure from past social justice movements. It is not attached to any religious institution, and it is anonymous with no defined leadership. Unlike past civil rights movements spearheaded by ministers and laypeople, in the Black Lives Matter movement, the church has been relegated to the back seat.

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English, Justice, North America, Politics, Religion, OpinionAllana HaynesAllana Haynes, Black Lives Matter, civil rights, USA, black church, Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King, Trayvon Martin, social justice, Christianity, George Floyd, blm, opinion Comments