by James Melson | Oct 8, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
13th is a new documentary on Netflix by Ava Duvernay the acclaimed director of Selma.It focuses on how our justice system has been driven by racism from the days of slavery to today’s era of mass incarceration. The title, “13th,” is named for the...
by James Melson | Oct 3, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
Ten years ago on October 2, 2006 an unspeakable tragedy took place in the small village of Nickel Mines, PA. Five Amish girls were killed and five others severely wounded when a local milk truck driver, Charles Roberts IV, shot them and then killed himself in their...
by James Melson | Sep 19, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
On this coming Saturday, September 24 a new museum opens in Washington, DC – The National Museum of African American History and Culture. The beautiful building sits on the corner of 14th St. and Constitution Ave., very close to the Washington Monument. It will...
by James Melson | Sep 6, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
On Sunday August 28, I attended a very special event at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church in Southeast Washington, DC. “The Revival: Time for a Moral Revolution of Values” is a national tour to redefine morality in American politics and challenge leaders of...
by James Melson | Sep 1, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
Now that the Rio Olympics are over, it is time to reflect on what we will take away from those two weeks of international athletic competition. For me, one of the highlights was the success of US swimmers. Yet it was not the number of medals that I will remember most....
by James Melson | Aug 11, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
As the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are the focus of world-wide attention, it is important to remember and give thanks for the achievement of African Americans in the Olympics of 1936. That year the games were held in Berlin, Germany in the presence of Adolf Hitler....
