Selma: A Stations of the Cross for Our Time
We see the face of Dr. Martin Luther King, played by David Oyelowo, in close-up, as he prepares to give his acceptance speech for the…
racial justice
Does Black Life Matter?
Does black life matter? Once again our country is at a crossroads with its “unfinished business” of race relations. Within the past few months, headlines…
What 12 Years a Slave Teaches Us About Racism Today
12 Years A Slave hurt. Emotionally, sometimes even close to physically, it was painful to watch … and that’s putting it mildly. The film pulled…
On Race, A Divided Church
I was at a restaurant in the H Street corridor, a so-called up-and-coming neighborhood in northeast Washington, D.C., a couple weekends ago. Edison bulbs hung…
‘I Am Trayvon Martin’
“I am Trayvon Martin!” This has been the rallying cry of so many people (Black and other races too) since the shooting of an unarmed…
