by James Melson | Nov 25, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
This week our collective attention is focused on Thursday. Throughout the next few days, we will hear traffic and weather reports geared toward helping people prepare for getting where they want to be for the Thanksgiving holiday. The internet will be full of posts...
by James Melson | Nov 18, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
Recently I had the privilege of seeing the movie “Harriet.” It tells the story of one of the most famous African Americans in our nation’s history. Most people have heard of her as the heroic figure who escaped slavery and went on the lead many others to freedom...
by James Melson | Nov 11, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
On this Veterans Day, I remember my grandfather who served as a medic in World War I. He was in France when the Armistice that ended the war went into effect at 11:00am on November 11, 1918. This was the origin of what we now commemorate as Veterans Day. Last year the...
by James Melson | Nov 4, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
Tomorrow is Election Day. I hope that all of us who are registered will remember to vote. This is one of the most important ways we have to participate in our democracy. Yet just as importantly, I hope that we will also take time to remember the cost paid by those who...
by James Melson | Oct 28, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
Marnie Feinberg (middle) speaking on a panel during the United to Stop Gun Violence event at the Washington National Cathedral on October 23, 2019 Yesterday, October 27, was the one year anniversary of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh...
by James Melson | Oct 21, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
Eighty years after being arrested for disorderly conduct and illegally sitting in at the whites only public library in Alexandria, VA, those 1939 charges against five young African Americans were officially dropped on Friday. An article posted on WTOP online news...
