by James Melson | Nov 9, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery AL honors the victims of lynching in the US. Each pillar represents a county where lynchings occurred and lists victims by name or as unknown. Race based murder commonly known as lynching is a horrific yet real...
by James Melson | Nov 3, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Photo from the Carlisle, PA Indian Boarding School November is American Indian Heritage Month. It is an opportunity to lift up the culture, heritage, and racist mistreatment of indigenous people. On November 1, 1879 the first Indian Boarding School opened in Carlisle,...
by James Melson | Oct 26, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
James Thompson and David Simpson – Children Arrested in the Kissing Case of 1958 This week I am enjoying several days with family in western North Carolina. As I looked over the Racial Justice Calendar for this month, I noticed a particularly disturbing story...
by James Melson | Oct 20, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Leaders of the Richmond, VA Clergy for Racial Reconciliation Conference – over 100 clergy attended For our first two years in Richmond, the ministry of the Cornelius Corps was almost exclusively online due to the COVID 19 pandemic. I am very grateful for that...
by James Melson | Oct 12, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Protests after the release of a tape featuring racist remarks by LA City Council President Senator Tommy Tuberville made racist remarks at a Trump rally in Nevada Racism is a persistent part of American life and history regardless of geographical location or political...
