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…