Revisiting Martin Luther King's 'Where Do We Go from Here?’ After Half A Century

(OPINION) On Aug. 16, 1967, in Atlanta during his annual report to the 11th Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King Jr. entitled his speech “Where Do We Go From Here?” and thus the question I have for ministers, Black and White today.

Analysis, Christianity, Conflict, Evangelicals, Justice, North America, Opinion, Religious EqualityHamil R. HarrisJuly 19, 2023Martin Luther King Jr., Hamil Harris, Al Sharpton, Rev. Jamal Bryant, New Birth Baptist Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rev. Raphael Warnock, Brent Leatherwood, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Lorie Smith, Malcolm X, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Grainger Browning, Ebenezer African Methodist Church, Rev. Gerald Durley, Rev. Barbara Williams Skinner, Community or Chaos, Faith United to Save Democracy, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Where Do We Go from Here?, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Christine King Farris, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? Comment

Harlem Rev. Calvin Butts Remembered As A Man Of The People

At Harlem’s famous Abyssinian Baptist Church, the Rev. Calvin Butts III went from counseling engaged couples to counseling the U.S. president — from advising the brothers in Harlem to advising diplomats at the United Nations. That is why a long line has wrapped around the block of the megachurch over the last two days as the ordinary and extraordinary paid their final respects.

News, North AmericaHamil R. HarrisNovember 4, 2022Hamil R. Harris, Calvin Butts, Rev. Calvin Butts III, Primary Feature, Harlem, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Black church, Kamala Harris, Bill Clinton, Butts funeral, Calvin Butts funeral, Al Sharpton, Marvin Andrew McMickle, Eric Adams, Secondary FeatureComment

Jury Finds Derek Chauvin Guilty Amid Prayers for Peace and Justice

Ministers in Minneapolis and across the country have been praying and calling for peace regardless of what verdict is handed down in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd. Nightly protests have rocked Minneapolis again after the police shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, on April 11 in a suburb of the city.

North America, NewsHamil R. HarrisApril 20, 2021Hamil R. Harris, Primary Feature, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Derrick Chauvin, Minneapolis, Daunte Wright, Derrick Chauvin trial, Black Lives Matter, Al Sharpton, Secondary Feature, Zenger, RechargeComment

PBS Documentary 'The Black Church' Paints Unique and Spiritual History Through Gospel Music

(REVIEW) New PBS documentary “The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song” gives a complete history of the church — from slavery to the modern Black Lives Matter movement — and focuses on charismatic worship and Gospel music.

Biblical Calls For Justice A Focus At George Floyd’s Memorial

Family and friends of George Floyd, along with several celebrities, politicians and Christian leaders gathered today in Houston for Floyd’s final memorial at The Fountain of Praise Church in Houston, Texas.

News, North AmericaJillian CheneyJune 9, 2020Jillian Cheney, black lives matter, George Floyd funeral, George Floyd, protests, Al Sharpton, Joe Biden, Primary Feature, Christianity, Secondary Feature, Black Lives Matter Comments

The Great Divide: Why The Church Isn’t Connecting With #BlackLivesMatter

(OPINION) Black Lives Matter is a departure from past social justice movements. It is not attached to any religious institution, and it is anonymous with no defined leadership. Unlike past civil rights movements spearheaded by ministers and laypeople, in the Black Lives Matter movement, the church has been relegated to the back seat.

Rev. Al Sharpton on the black evangelical vote

Civil rights activist and Baptist minister Al Sharpton talked to Religion Unplugged about the support for Donald Trump among some black evangelicals. With Trump's opposition to abortion and support for traditional family values, some black evangelicals say they have no choice but to vote for Republicans while others like Sharpton question how a majority of white evangelicals can support Trump. About 80 percent of African Americans have voted Democrat since the 1960s.

New York clergy denounce anti-Semitic violence following slew of attacks

Amid a global trend of increasing anti-semitism, attacks have been reported on an almost daily basis throughout Hanukkah in New York City. Faith leaders there met to discuss what to do about it.

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