by James Melson | Dec 17, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
Black Lives Matter Sign from Asbury United Methodist Church in DC Burned by White Supremacists Protesting the Election Results The legacy of white supremacy was on display Saturday in Washington, DC when a group of white supremacists tore down Black Lives Matter signs...
by James Melson | Dec 9, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
One of the most famous campaigns of the modern Civil Rights Movement started 65 years ago this week on December 5, 1955. Following the arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1, the black community of Montgomery, AL engaged in a one day bus boycott. After a hugely successful...
by James Melson | Dec 2, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
This week marks the 65th anniversary of a pivotal event in the modern Civil Rights Movement. On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, AL. This was the spark for the famous...
by James Melson | Nov 23, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
President Kennedy at American University June 10, 1963 Sunday was the 57th anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy. I can still remember being in second grade when our teacher shared that tragic news with us. My childhood memories of the next...
by James Melson | Nov 17, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
Wilmington Coup of November 10, 1898: A White Supremacist Mob Posing in Front of the Burned Office of The Daily Record, a Black Newspaper It has been two weeks since the Presidential election of 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic there was a record number of...
