A play that depicts Lynda Blackmon Lowery’s heroism as a teenager seeks to inspire a new generation. By Retta Blaney Six young people walk on the stage of the Riverside Theatre in New York singing “Woke Up this Morning (with My Mind Set on Freedom).” At the end, one girl steps forward to address the audience. “By the time I was 15, I had been in jail nine times,” she says. … [Read more...] about ‘This Is My Life’
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Virginia Honors Jonathan Daniels
The Rt. Rev. Shannon Johnston, writes to the clergy of his diocese:Jonathan has a personal connection with our Commonwealth of Virginia, graduating from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), which has remembered him by naming a very prominent entrance arch in his honor (others being so honored include George Washington and George C. Marshall). VMI also created the Jonathan M. … [Read more...] about Virginia Honors Jonathan Daniels
Selma Remembers Four Martyrs
By Gary G. YerkeyWeekend ceremonies marking Bloody Sunday’s 50th anniversary paid tribute to four slain civil-rights activists, including Episcopal seminarian Jonathan Daniels.Hundreds of people participated in the anniversary march in Selma, Alabama. They honored Daniels and Jimmie Lee Jackson, a 26-year-old Baptist deacon; Viola Liuzzo, a Unitarian activist from Detroit; and … [Read more...] about Selma Remembers Four Martyrs
David Oyelowo on Playing King
Jim Wallis writes at Sojourners about the film Selma and David Oyelowo’s depiction of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.:We can’t ignore the timing of this film. Out of the many biopics Hollywood has produced in the past 50 years, this is the first theatrical release on Dr. King. In light of Ferguson, Staten Island, and the marches throughout the country calling for racial … [Read more...] about David Oyelowo on Playing King