Posts Tagged ‘Civil Rights’

St. John’s Church Leads the Nation in Civil Rights

St. John’s Church Leads the Nation in Civil Rights
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here’s a look back at the civil rights history of the church where more than 700 people met the day Reverend King made his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial. Built in 1815, St. John’s Church Lafayette Square in Washington,...
January 21st, 2013 | Featured, Social Justice | Read More

Art to See Across the Country This New Year

Art to See Across the Country This New Year
With a new year comes fresh installations of art across the country and resolutions to figure more cultural experiences into our daily lives. Here’s a roundup of exhibits, some that opened last year and are still on view and others that will open in the upcoming winter months, that will not only inspire...
January 8th, 2013 | Visual Arts | Read More

The Church and the New Civil Rights Movement (Ode to Dick Brogan)

The Church and the New Civil Rights Movement (Ode to Dick Brogan)
Richard “Dick” Brogan was a personal friend, and he was one of my heroes. Dick was a white Mississippi Baptist minister who worked tirelessly to build relationships between whites and blacks during segregation and even up until he passed away last year. Not so long ago, Dick was followed, harassed,...
May 14th, 2012 | Blog, Columns, Democracy, Essays, Family | Read More

A Teachable Moment

A Teachable Moment
When I was a young kid, there was no official celebration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. To tell the truth, the Civil Rights movement was still a fairly recent event in the mid-70′s, and many adults I knew back then hadn’t exactly embraced the concept. Now that I have 30 years to...
January 16th, 2012 | Blog, Family | Read More

A Stream-of-(Honky)-Consciousness (Ode to Race, Part 3)

The first two installments of this series involved sharing experiences of my mother and father who were born and raised in pre-Civil-Rights-era Mississippi.  This is a broad, personal observation, coming from a white man born and raised in the aftermath of the 1960s Civil-Rights-era in the South. This...
January 20th, 2011 | Blog | Read More

A Mississippi Delta Girl (Ode to Race, Part Two)

The experiences of my parents who were born and raised in post-depression pre-Civil Rights Mississippi are far different from my own; I was born and raised in the post-Civil-Rights middle-class suburbs outside of New Orleans. Before I can share some of my experiences, I need to share my parents’...
January 19th, 2011 | Blog | Read More