by Carol Zimmerman, The Catholic Hearld The scenes of chaos and violence in Ferguson, Missouri, following the grand jury’s decision not to indict the white police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an African-American teenager, reveal deeper issues going on in the country, said one of the U.S.’s black Catholic bishops. “The racial … Continue reading REFLECTION: Bishop says Catholics should rekindle commitment to end racism
REFLECTION: This country needs a truth and reconciliation process on violence against African Americans, right now
by Fania Davis, YES! Magazine I am among the millions who have experienced the shock, grief, and fury of losing someone to racial violence. When I was 15, two close friends were killed in the Birmingham Sunday School bombing carried out by white supremacists trying to terrorize the rising civil rights movement. Only six years … Continue reading REFLECTION: This country needs a truth and reconciliation process on violence against African Americans, right now