The Racist Policing of China and the United States
Two massive injustices happening against two different groups of people in two different nations of the world should be equally addressed, simultaneously lamented, and simultaneously confronted.
When Legal Is Unjust, Prophetic Resistance Is Required
Presidential pardons of soldiers and US Government contractors guilty of war crimes, billions of dollars in benefits for the rich and powerful tucked away in the 5,000 + page Congressional Relief Bill, and Federal death row executions grieve me deeply, demonstrating the ongoing relevancy of the words of OT prophets: 'Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away . . . '
Let Lament Lead to These 12 Actions
To our elected representatives, you too, face one question: Will you value people over profits?
The Moral (and Legal) Case for Emptying NC Prisons.
Now the virus is holding up a mirror to our immorality.
What Simon of Cyrene Can Teach Us About Welcoming Home the Formerly Incarcerated
"Black men and women are not new to the faith and the witness of Simon of Cyrene; and Blacks of faith today can teach us a great deal."
The Defiant Hope of ‘Just Mercy’
"Just Mercy" is not a film about a man.
Why Jesus Followers Should Be Prison Abolitionists
If Jesus were alive today, I think he would be a prison abolitionist.
From Behind the Walls, pt. 2: A Human Being (Almost) Died That Night
JULY 29, 2014 | BY: MICHAEL MCRAY -- That particular Friday in December began as my Fridays usually did: quiet morning of...
Remember Those Who Are in Prison
JULY 24, 2014 | BY: PAT ANDERSON -- America’s addiction to locking people in prison for interminable periods of time began in the 1970s...
Prisons “Overwhelmingly Filled With People of Color”: Just or Unjust?
MAR 3, 2014 | BY: MARGOT STARBUCK -- Broken family structure and the broken education system fail many of our children daily. However, society still...