About the Sermon — “Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence” The “Beyond Vietnam” sermon was drafted by historian and activist Vincent Gordon Harding. Vincent Harding and his first wife, Rosemarie, were friends and colleagues of Ma...
Continue ReadingThe Ring Shout is a powerful, ancestral ritual of song and rhythmic movement that Black people in the USA have practiced for many generations. It is a form of worship that we developed during slavery – combining the sacred songs of our strength and ...
Continue ReadingDear Friends, Please consider supporting The Veterans of Hope Project on or after #GivingTuesday. We are happy to report that the Project is planning (along with the Iliff School of Theology and Riverside Church in New York) an event to commemorate the 50...
Continue ReadingJoanna Shenk, a writer, activist and minister, has published an extended interview with Vincent Harding focussed on his experiences with the Mennonite Church, during and after the time he and Rosemarie were representatives of the Mennonites to the south...
Continue ReadingOne night, earlier this month, I listened to the newest podcast in the series The Adoptee Next Door, hosted by Angela Tucker. Angela is a thought leader, writer and adoptee rights activist who advocates powerfully in support of transracially adop...
Continue ReadingPlease see the note below recently posted on Facebook by Tyler’s sister, Jessica Starr. Tyler passed away last Wednesday, September 12, 2012. Cards can be sent to the Starr Family c/o Veterans of Hope Project, 2201 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80210....
Continue ReadingDuring WWII, the US government developed concentration camps in several western states in which they imprisoned thousands of Americans of Japanese descent. Photographer, Dorothea Lange (famous for her work on depression-era rural whites and migrant fam...
Continue ReadingDear Friends, I’m writing this letter to invite you to participate in an event that’s very important to me, one that I feel sure you will also want to be a part of. I share a birthday week with my dear friend, Dr. Vincent Harding, scholar, teacher, hu...
Continue ReadingLast week I had the honor and pleasure of hearing my friend Vincent Harding and Lerone Bennett speak in Richmond twice. Once was at the Virginia Theological Union whose campus we visited. James Kinney, the Dean, showed us around. Stranger as I am to the b...
Continue ReadingYES! Magazine article – Breakthrough 15: A decades-long revolution to rekindle the soul of urban neighborhoods. Grace Boggs, 96, moves slowly with the help of a walker through her home packed with books, pamphlets, copies of articles, and things printed...
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