Honoring a Long Fight for Truth and Justice
On October 9, Hughes Van Ellis, who was one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, passed away at age [...]
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O God of All Children
At a moment of unspeakable terror, horror, violence, and despair, Scripture and prayers are often the first words that rise. I offer again a prayer [...]
Read MoreMore Lessons in Leadership
“It will not be sufficient for Morehouse College, for any college, for that matter, to produce clever graduates, men fluent in speech and able to [...]
Read MoreA Measure of Leadership
As some members of Congress showed they were willing to bring the federal government to the brink of a shutdown, with demands that include deep [...]
Read MoreNurturing Children with a Heart for Justice
I recently shared several passages from a sermon my dear friend Rev. Dr. Shannon Daley-Harris, who served Children’s Defense Fund for 30 years, preached at [...]
Read MoreFour Little Girls
Sixty years ago, on September 15, 1963, four little girls were changing into choir robes and chatting in a church restroom as they prepared for [...]
Read More“Draw the Circle Wide”
My dear friend Rev. Dr. Shannon Daley-Harris recently preached a sermon at Princeton University Chapel titled “Draw the Circle Wide.” She opened by sharing memories [...]
Read MorePrayers for Labor Day
This Labor Day Weekend is again a time to honor the workers who have made America all that it is—especially all those who work with [...]
Read MoreRemembering the March on Washington
In August 1963, I was a new law school graduate starting my last year of intensive preparation to become a civil rights lawyer under the [...]
Read MoreCharles Ogletree
“Tree had everyone’s backs; he saw the potential in everyone and sought to nurture it.” So said Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced [...]
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