by James Melson | Jul 28, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Cover of the Book Version of the Kerner Commission Report Quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. About the Kerner Commission Report In July of 1967, deadly racial disturbances (also referred to as riots or uprisings) took place in Newark, NJ and Detroit, MI. Along...
by James Melson | Jul 21, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Photo from a Freedom School during Freedom Summer 1964 Photo from a recent Freedom School in Lynchburg, VA During these hot summer days, I want to lift up an important part of the Civil Rights Movement in 1964. Freedom Summer was a campaign in Mississippi focused on...
by James Melson | Jul 13, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Martin Luther King, Jr. with Fred Gray Fred Gray Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom Diane Nash Leading a Civil Rights March Diane Nash Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom Earlier this month on July 7, President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of...
by James Melson | Jul 7, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
On July 1, the Cornelius Corps completed 21 years of ministry focused on our mission of equipping people for a shared journey of racial justice/reconciliation and spiritual formation. In times like these, it is easy to feel overwhelmed or paralyzed by the deep...
by James Melson | Jun 22, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Photo from an Early Juneteenth Celebration This week Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday for the second time after being celebrated in the African American community for decades. Hopefully by now most white Americans are familiar with at least the basic...
by James Melson | Jun 16, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Bible Verse on the “Crusader” AR-15 Assault Rifle In the 1960’s, the philosopher and media expert Marshall McLuhan became famous for the following quote, “the medium is the message.” This simple yet profound phrase reminds us that the medium by which a message is...
