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

Charity Affiliated With Sen. Raphael Warnock Subject Of Inquiry

The Ebenezer Building Foundation, whose principal officer is the Rev. Raphael Warnock, the U.S. Senator from Georgia facing a runoff election in December, is the subject of an inquiry by Georgia’s secretary of state.

News, North AmericaKim RobertsDecember 2, 2022MinistryWatch, Kim Roberts, Christian nonprofits, Raphael Warnock, Midterm elections, Religion and politics, Christianity, Ebenezer Building Foundation, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Christian charities, Secondary FeatureComment

Black Churches Have Mixed Reactions As The US Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade

Many Black American pastors aren't jumping on the spiritual caravan with White evangelical churches that largely vote Republican. Black churches have a complex relation with religion and politics on the topic of abortion and other issues. So while some Black churches and pastors support the ruling, plenty of others do not.

How Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church Has Been a Seat of Black Power for Generations

Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga. has a long history in the Black church. It was the spiritual home of the civil rights leader, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It is now the home of the state’s first Black senator – the Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor at the church.

Analysis, News, North AmericaJason Oliver EvansFebruary 1, 2021The Conversation, Ebenezer Baptist Church, MLK Jr., Black power, Black church, theology, Atlanta, Georgia, Jason Oliver Evans, Secondary FeatureComment

Jewish Democrat's Novel From Slave Era Stirs Racial Controversy

Matt Lieberman, who is in the middle of a campaign for a U.S. Senate seat from Georgia, is defending the racial content of his debut novel “Lucius.” Some have criticized the book by saying it presents a white savior narrative and uses racial slurs. Despite calls to drop out of the race, Lieberman is defending his campaign and his novel.

After Rep. John Lewis, We Are Still In Search Of That “Beloved Community”

(OPINION) "John Lewis practiced the politics not of what we call bipartisan, John Lewis practiced the politics of We the People. The politics of the preamble of the constitution of the United States, ” Lawson said during his 21-minute message at the funeral where he added that while many books have been written about the Civil Rights period, most people get it ”wrong,” when it comes to telling the story of John Lewis.

Remembering Rep. John Lewis As A Man Of Faith Who Inspired Others

(OPINION) What stood out to me most in regard to Lewis was that he put principles over politics and for that he was respected by Republicans and Democrats. At the height of the 2008 Presidential campaign I learned during a gathering President George W. Bush hosted at the White House it wasn’t certain that Lewis was going to endorse Hillary Clinton for president.

Analysis, North America, Opinion, Politics, Primary Feature, Religion, Religious EqualityHamil R. HarrisJuly 20, 2020Rep. John Lewis, Hamil R. Harris, Rev. Maurice Roland, Fisk University, American Baptist School of Theology, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Opinion, Christianity, Civil rights, Rev. C.T. Vivian, James Lawson, Gandhi, Diane Nash, Bernard Lafayette, James Bevel Lewis, Tennessee State University, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King, Julian Bond, Bryan Stevenson, Southern Poverty Law Center, Monson Motor Lodge, Rev. Hosea Williams, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Bloody Sunday, Voting Rights Act, Russell Eugene Weston Jr., Ebenezer Baptist Church, President Bill Clinton, Eleanor Holmes Nortono, NEWS, Primary Feature Comment

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