‘Do Not Forget the Things Your Eyes Have Seen’
Juneteenth, Hidden Histories, and the Distance between Emancipation to Freedom This year offers...
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Join the Poor People’s Campaign on June 18, 2022
In 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. launched a Poor People’s Campaign believing that...
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The Fierce Urgency of Advancing Civil and Human Rights
The United Church of Christ is a co-sponsor and major supporter of the annual Ecumenical Advocacy...
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Those Naïve, Idealistic Peace Activists
A number of years ago during a period in which the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan was not a...
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Time to Re-Create
The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of...
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Showing Up in 2022
The work of building a just world for all, through public policy advocacy and transformative...
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Boycott Pillsbury This Holiday Baking Season
When we think about Pillsbury we usually think about sweet treats and tasty rolls that make...
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Connecting the Dots: Ending Sacrifice Zones
Years ago, while I was a law school student in my twenties, the course of my life changed in a...
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The Credits Work, Let’s Make Them Permanent
Last March, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan, a bill designed to help aid millions in...
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Ending Endless War
“Never forget.” Those words have remained etched in our collective memory in the years...
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Addressing Racism as a Public Health Crisis
In a famous sermon at Riverside Church in 1967, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....
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What’s Love Got to Do With It?
“Church folks, come and listen to what I have to say. Some of you believe and practice the great...
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Loving Mothers Well Means Fighting For Them
Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. - 1 John 3:18...
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The Weight of History
In 1991, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton stood before an audience gathered at the First...
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Women’s Bodies Are Not Battlefields
In my second year of seminary, I chose to do a community-based field placement at a comprehensive...
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Before Building the City, Repair the Breach
Isaish 58:9b-10, 12 (NRSV) “If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of...
Read MoreA Fraying Hope: Steps to Repairing Democracy
The 2020 elections reminded us in stark terms of the fragility of our democracy. As former...
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Advent: A Season of Preparation: Faith-Based Organizing for Justice
What will the world look like when justice comes? And how do we prepare for its...
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With Gratitude, Healing, and Hope
Even as we sort through the implications of Election Day and begin to think about where we go...
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The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter Voting is often described as the heart of the democratic process. The...
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