by James Melson | Aug 11, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
As the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are the focus of world-wide attention, it is important to remember and give thanks for the achievement of African Americans in the Olympics of 1936. That year the games were held in Berlin, Germany in the presence of Adolf Hitler....
by James Melson | Jul 19, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
As part of the 15th anniversary of our ministry, friends of The Cornelius Corps produced an 8 minute video to introduce and share the ministry. Our commitment to racial justice/reconciliation and spiritual formation is more important now than ever. Feel free to share...
by James Melson | Jun 23, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
John Lewis continued his long witness for peace and justice by leading a sit-in at the US House of Representatives to call for a vote on gun control legislation. He called for the Congress to show “heart, soul, moral leadership, and courage.” This act...
by James Melson | Jun 20, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
It has been just over a week since the tragic mass shooting in Orlando that left 49 innocent people dead and over 50 injured. Last week also marked the one year anniversary of the shooting deaths of nine innocent people at Mother Immanuel AME Church in Charleston. The...
by James Melson | Jun 8, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
At the recent graduation ceremony of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, a young African American man named Donavan Livingston gave a brief commencement address in the form of spoken word poetry. It captures the challenges and joys of both his own individual...
by James Melson | May 23, 2016 | 2016, Weekly Reflection
On May 20, 1961 Jim Zwerg, a white exchange student at historically black Fisk University, was among the Freedom Riders who were beaten severely at the bus station in Montgomery, AL. The local police coordinated with the KKK to allow the clan time to beat the freedom...
