by James Melson | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1: 8-9As part of the...
by James Melson | Jun 12, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
Today is the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Loving vs. Virginia. On this day fifty years ago, laws against interracial marriage were finally struck down. It took nine long years for that decision from the time Richard and Mildred Loving...
by James Melson | May 16, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
May 17 is the 63rd anniversary of the famous Supreme Court decision Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. That landmark of our nations’ legal history declared that racial segregation in public education is unconstitutional. It combined five cases from...
by James Melson | May 2, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
The District Church’s East Side and Columbia Heights Racial Justice Groups, in partnership with New Community Church, warmly invite you to a 4-part screening and discussion of the documentary 13TH. Directed by filmmaker Ava Duvernay, this award-winning documentary...
by James Melson | Apr 25, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
The annual History of Racial Injustice Calendar by The Equal Justice Initiative directed by Bryan Stevenson is an informative and powerful resource. Each day recalls an event in our nation’s long legacy of racial injustice. Although this calendar reveals deep...
by James Melson | Apr 14, 2017 | 2017, Weekly Reflection
For pastors there is no more important Sunday to be in church than Easter. This is nearly always the highest attended service of the year with well planned and inspiriing music and sermon. Yet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made an intentional decision not to be in his...
