Five Principles That Must Guide School Reopenings
Hybrid model. Sychronous learning. Pandemic pod. These words have quickly become the new normal when parents talk about school this fall.
Chicago Schools Make Plans to Reopen
How are you impacted by schools opening during this pandemic?
School has been on my mind since mid-March.
After just a few months of lock-down, why open up schools in the middle of a raging pandemic?
Less Than ⅗ of a 4th of July
I'd wager that amidst the parades, days off from work (for many but not all), countless cookouts, and, of course, fireworks, most Americans don't think about how complex and complicated our Independence Day can be for many Americans to whom it never applied.
Black Fatherhood: Preaching a Different Sermon This Father’s Day
As we approach Father's day, bracing for that horrific statistic, “70% of black children are fatherless,” I urge our religious and congregational leaders to re-speak the narrative.
Pentecost, Pain and Purpose
Pentecost is not only the longest season of the Christian liturgical calendar but one of the most prolific.
Time for a Moral Revival
In the years prior to King’s assassination, his sights began to shift towards thinking how a true Beloved Community might be realized in his present world. The pathway to this concept rested in need to escalate the concerns of civil rights, to a need for human rights. The words of his sermons and writings would begin to challenge even more, daring to make claims that poor Blacks and Poor Whites had more in common with each other, than Poor Blacks had with Rich Blacks or Poor Whites had with Rich Whites. Despite a system that systematically proved otherwise, dismantling poverty, King exclaimed, was the key to removing the systems of racism, militarism, and economic injustice on America.
Someday at Christmas
'Someday at Christmas' is one of mainstream music's first Christmas songs with an intentional social and political message.
The Cost of Doing Justice
The challenges are present, the struggle is difficult, and the risks are real, whether as a parent or as an organization.
Neighborhood Watch On Jericho Road
Two years ago, while traveling in the remote western region of Ghana, I came across one of the most traumatic experiences I’ve ever happened upon...