by corneliuscorps | Jun 27, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
Last week our nation observed Juneteenth. It became our most recent national holiday in 2021. By now most people know the basic story behind the holiday. On June 19th, 1865 enslaved people in Texas finally received word that the Civil War was over and they were free....
by corneliuscorps | Jun 13, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
June is a very significant month in the history of African Americans’ long struggle for freedom. On June 12, 1963, Civil Rights movement leader Medgar Evers was assassinated at the age of 37. Evers was shot in the back, mortally wounded as he walked to his home...
by corneliuscorps | Mar 24, 2024 | Workshops
The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement for Today (3-5 sessions online or in person): A detailed focus on specific years in the modern Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) to commemorate the anniversaries of significant events of that year – for example 2024 marks the...
by corneliuscorps | Mar 19, 2024 | Workshops
The Color of Compromise Book Study and Discussion The following paragraph from the back of the book jacket describes the purpose of this class:”There Can Be No Justice Without Truth – In The Color of Compromise, Jemar Tisby takes readers back to the roots...
by corneliuscorps | Feb 22, 2024 | 2024, Weekly Reflection
For the Weekly Reflections during African American History Month, we continue our focus on people who made a significant contribution to the struggle for racial justice but whose stories are not as well known as those who are regularly lifted up during this month....
