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 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 ReadingArtist Daniel Minter’s work is consistently wonderful — it teaches, transforms and sacralizes. This article is about Minter’s most recent art projects, including one that involves a ritual meal and poetry in honor of a eugenicized co...
Continue ReadingAn excellent conversation between John Yang of Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund about connections and complexities in the relationship of African Americans and Asian Americans; and our shared struggles ...
Continue ReadingBREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY is a documentary feature about a Chinese immigrant who became the youngest prisoner at San Quentin State Prison and later one of the nation’s most recognized leaders on prison reform and youth violence prevention. Eddy ...
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 ReadingCOME TO THE FOLDING CHAIR SIT-IN with RUBY SALES and SISTERS IN STRUGGLE in PHILADELPHIA, DEC 16 and 17 In response to voter suppression and other illegal acts of disenfranchisement that handed Donald Trump a victory he did not earn, Sisters in Struggle ...
Continue ReadingThe Veterans of Hope Project and the Black Star Project are jointly sponsoring an intergenerational community conversation about the film “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Thursday, March 11, 8pm eastern time. Register here: https://bit.ly/JA...
Continue ReadingOne year after her passing, the legacy of Grace Lee Boggs continues to influence Detroit – and the world. Grace was a “Veteran of Hope,” a beloved friend and comrade of Vincent and Rosemarie. We remember her as we celebrate her life. Rea...
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