Restorative Justice
Yesterday the story on repeat in the media was of four young black men and women who tortured a white, mentally disabled male in Chicago and posted a video of it to Facebook. This is a horrendous act of violence that no one should be subjected to. It is simply heartbreaking. What is also heartbreaking is the reactions I am reading on social media. People blaming the Black Lives Matter Movement, even though they have no connection to this situation or these people and they c
Freedom - an American value?
What does it mean to be an American? What values do our flag/National Anthem and other symbols represent/stand for? I would say that America has built it's foundation on the value of freedom for all. The ugly ugly historic truth, however, is that FROM THE BEGINNING, freedom for all has really meant - freedom for all white immigrants (such as the very people writing our documents and founding our country). The Native Americans were never intended to be part of this - they wer
To reconcile
"In these trying circumstances, the black revolution is much more than a struggle for the rights of Negroes. It is forcing America to face all its iterrelated flaws - racism, poverty, militarism, and materialism. It is exposing the evils that are rooted deeply in the whole structure of our society. It reveals systemic rather than superficial flaws and suggests that radical reconstruction of society itself is the real issue to be faced." - Martin Luther King Jr. What does it
Stay Woke
Today was my first official day of my independent study on the Black Lives Matter Movement. For today I watched the short video "5 Ways of Understandings Black Lives Matter" and the BET Documentary "Stay Woke." The "5 Ways" video introduces the Black Lives Matter Movement as: 1. A Human Rights Movement 2. An Intersexual Movement 3. An Abolitionist Movement 4. An Artistic Movement and A Prayer. When I was in college and this movement started, I heard a lot of things being
Introductory Post
Hello there! This is a quick introduction into my blog. The blogging world is new to me so I ask for your patience as I familiarize myself with the blogging world. For the month of January I will be blogging about the Black Lives Matter Movement in America. I will be talking about this movement and tying it into the Christian faith. It may be an unpopular belief, but I strongly believe that faith does have something to say in these important matters of humanity. (If you're
