by James Melson | Jun 8, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Even as more mass shootings filled the news this week, Congress continues to try to find some way forward to address this ongoing crisis. At the time of this post, negotiations focus on hardening schools, red flag laws, and possibly raising the age from 18 to 21 to...
by James Melson | Jun 2, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Crosses in Memory of the Children and Teachers Murdered in the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School It has been a little over a week since the horrific mass shooting left 19 children and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. Since then we have...
by James Melson | May 25, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
The mass murder of 19 children and 2 adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX shocked and broke hearts of people throughout the country. Just over a week after the mass shooting in a Buffalo, NY supermarket, a young man who recently turned 18 years old purchased...
by James Melson | May 19, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
By now we have all heard about the horrific racist mass murder that claimed ten innocent lives at the Tops Supermarket in Buffalo, NY. In the wake of this and other racial hate crimes, there is the inevitable search for the answer to the question, “Why did this happen...
by James Melson | May 12, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Alberta Williams King This past Sunday was Mother’s Day. For many of us it was a time to honor the lives and legacies of the person who gave birth to us and/or provided a foundation of love for our lives. Yet it is easy to forget or neglect the importance of the...
by James Melson | May 4, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Cover Page of the Report on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Headstone on the Grave of an Enslaved Girl Named Cicely at Harvard University Last week Harvard issued a 134 page report on the legacy of slavery throughout its long history. From the prestigious school’s...
