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We, the undersigned, are still in The Struggle, remembering Freddie Gray and all who have come before – and preparing those who will emerge.
It would be good if this spate of time where the anger of white people is being lifted up could serve as the bridge for new communication and understanding between the races. But it won’t - because those who could begin the dialogues will not do that. They are holding onto the Myth of White Superiority.
Jude 3 Project and KineticsLive presents Courageous Conversations.
“We want to take our country back!” They were intentional about what they meant. And they are intentional now.
On October 20, 2014 Laquan McDonald was murdered in the streets of Chicago by a Chicago police officer. On that same day several news outlets reported the murder of Baha Al Deen Samir Bader, a 12 year boy who was shot in the chest by Israel Defense Forces in Beit Liqya in the West Bank.
Will we follow the same detrimental patterns of other major cities that have given in to gentrification? Or will we develop a new model that leads the country in redeveloping communities of affordability, diversity and integrity to pre-existing cultures?
Evangelicals have shown that their love for God leans toward maintaining their view of God in a white-ruled country. They have shown that the words of Jesus, for Christians to be forgiving and to care for “the least of these” have little to do with their religion.
Organizing in Baltimore is relational. In Baltimore, grassroots leaders don’t earn their stripes on twitter or on the protest line; Here you earn your stripes by serving and being in the community when there are no cameras.
Former Black Panther Party leader, Elaine Brown, speaks on the difference between then and now.
After hearing about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan I decided to do more than sit and watch the news. I went to Flint to see their situation for myself and distribute more than 60 cases of water to the inner city residents. This video conveys logistical issues, hardships and barriers to water access in Flint, Michigan.
