by James Melson | Jun 1, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
This has been a painful and difficult week throughout our country. One week ago today, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officers while bystanders pleaded for him while video recording the horrific crime. Once again we heard the cry, “I can’t breathe”...
by James Melson | May 25, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
This is Memorial Day, but the holiday is very different this year. While we still remember the lives of those who died in military service, we also remember lives lost during this pandemic including front line workers. As of today, over 100,000 people have died from...
by James Melson | May 18, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
One reality about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is that people are experiencing deep pain and grief on a number of levels. Of course there is the pain and grief of illness and death. At the time of this post on Monday afternoon, there are over 1.5 million confirmed...
by James Melson | May 11, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
Last week a special Pulitzer Prize was awarded to Ida B. Wells 89 years after her death. The award citation reads, “For her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching.” She was born...
by James Melson | May 4, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
As we continue to endure this time of pandemic, the number of lives lost to COVID-19 is staggering. Last week virus related deaths surpassed 58,220, the number of Americans killed in the nearly 20 years of the Viet Nam war. Today is the 50th anniversary of four lives...
by James Melson | Apr 27, 2020 | 2020, Weekly Reflection
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact people around the world, there is a commonly expressed sentiment that “we are all in this together.” There is some truth to this especially from the standpoint that regardless of nationality, race, or gender all human...
