by James Melson | Aug 26, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
Yesterday at 3:00pm church bells around the nation rang in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of one of the foundational events in our nation’s history. In late August 1619, the first enslaved Africans were brought to the British colony of Virginia. Over the next...
by James Melson | Aug 19, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
It has only been a little over two weeks since the tragic mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton that left 31 people dead. In both cases, the shooter used an assault rifle that is rightly described as a weapon of war. Among the innocent victims in El Paso was 63 year...
by James Melson | Aug 12, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
The Lantinx community in our country has been doubly traumatized over the last two weeks. The perpetrator of the mass murder in El Paso, TX made it clear that he was targeting them. The fear of other copy cat killers fueled by anti-immigrant hatred including the...
by James Melson | Aug 5, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
Our country is in a state of shock and mourning in the aftermath of two mass shootings within 24 hours of each other over the weekend. As of this writing 22 innocent people were murdered in El Paso, TX and 9 more innocent people were murdered in Dayton, OH. Sadly such...
by James Melson | Jul 29, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
This past week a tweet by the President caused anger and controversy when he attacked Rep. Elijah Cummings and referred to Baltimore as, “…a disgusting rat and rodent infested mess…No human being would want to live there.” News and social media outlets reacted with...
by James Melson | Jul 22, 2019 | 2019, Weekly Reflection
By now most people have seen the video from the rally in Greenville, NC where in response to President Trump’s critical comments about Rep. Ihan Omar the chant arose “Send Her Back” referring to the fact that she was born in Somalia and came to this country as a...
