by James Melson | Apr 14, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
The horrors of state sponsored violence have filled the news since Russia invaded Ukraine. In the face of such terror and destruction, it is hard to imagine any force more powerful than modern military weapons. Yet Christians around the world are currently observing...
by James Melson | Apr 6, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Martin Luther King Jr Delivering His Last Speech at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968 This week marks the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. The night before his death, Dr. King delivered his last speech at the Mason Temple in...
by James Melson | Mar 30, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
At a time when we see daily reports and images of horrific oppression and violence in Ukraine, the life and witness of Oscar Romero is especially important. He was assassinated 42 years ago on March 24, 1980 while celebrating mass at a hospital chapel. He was the...
by James Melson | Mar 23, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (AP photo) Chief Justice Roger Taney and Dred Scott (from judges.org) During the struggles of the modern civil rights movement, the popular singer Sam Cooke released a song that became one of the musical legacies of the movement. Its title...
by James Melson | Mar 17, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Resistance to the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision Senator Harry Byrd, Sr. of Virginia Statue of Harry Byrd, Sr. Being Removed from Capitol Square in Richmond, VA Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka is one of the most famous Supreme Court cases...
by James Melson | Mar 9, 2022 | 2022, Weekly Reflection
Fannie Lou Hamer Testifying Before the Credentials Committee at the 1964 Democratic National Convention March is designated as Women’s History Month including International Women’s Day that was commemorated this week. Women were central to the modern Civil Rights...
