by James Melson | Jan 12, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
After the horrific and violent insurrection at the Capitol last week, a common response was, “That’s not who we are.” Yet if we dare to be honest with ourselves, this most recent expression of white supremacist Christian nationalism has been a part of who we are as...
by James Melson | Jan 6, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
Mary McLeod Bethune Mary McLeod Bethune Statue in Lincoln Park in Washington, DC “Happy New Year” is the traditional greeting and wish we share with each other during these early days of January. Another tradition is making “New Year’s...
by James Melson | Dec 23, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
Barbara Johns Lee Statue Removed From US Capitol Tomorrow is Christmas, the annual celebration of the birth of Jesus. For Christians this is much more than recalling the humble circumstances of Jesus’ birth in a manger surrounded by Mary, Joseph, and the animals who...
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...
