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2024
Compromising Freedom
Sometimes lesser known parts of our nation's history have major impacts on the legacy of racial...
Weekly Reflection: From Condemned Convict to City Council
Thirty five years ago on April 19, 1989, a woman was brutally beaten and raped in New York City's...
Weekly Reflection: Before Martin There Was Marian
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC was the site of one of the best known events in the...
Weekly Reflection: Pleas for Peace Then and Now
Fifty seven years ago this week on April 4, 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the...
Weekly Reflection: Breaking the Cycle of Violence and Hatred
During this Holy Week, Christians in this country and around the world commemorate the suffering,...
Weekly Reflection: An Infamous Anniversary
100 years ago this week, Virginia passed an infamous piece of legislation called “The Racial...
Weekly Reflection: The Double Struggle
During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the contributions of women who engaged in the struggle...
Weekly Reflection: History that Hurts and Heals
As we enter the month of March, it is easy for most people to relegate Black history to the back...
Weekly Reflection: A Challenge From the Founder of Black History Month
Today is Leap Day, and February has 29 days as it does every four years. So Black History Month is...
Weekly Reflection: Look for the Local History
For the Weekly Reflections during African American History Month, we continue our focus on people...
Weekly Reflection: Meeting the Man Known as “Little Gandhi”
The Weekly Reflections during this Black History Month continue to focus on people who made major...
Weekly Reflection: The Women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-56 that lasted for 381 days is one of the most famous campaigns...
2023
Weekly Reflection: Finding Jesus in Bethlehem in 2023
During this Christmas season, the nativity scene is one of the most beloved images in many...
Weekly Reflection: A Different Kind of Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is one of the most anticipated days of the year. Children await the coming of Santa....
Weekly Reflection: Keeping Us All in the Family
Norman Lear died on December 5 at the age of 101. He was a prolific writer and producer who was...
Weekly Reflection: A Time to Remember All the Children
At this time of year, our thoughts turn to the Christmas season as experienced by children. Many...
Weekly Reflection: Predator or Person
Twenty five years ago this week, an article in the Weekly Standard by Princeton Political Science...
Weekly Reflection: “Where Were You When…?”
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November...
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