Civil Rights Movement
Why civil rights and LGBT equality are joined at the hip
By guest — June 1, 2016
(RNS) The black community and the LGBT community are not mutually exclusive and neither “community” is monolithic. We are interconnected by our humanity.
At commencement services for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, my heart ached
By guest — May 17, 2016
(RNS) The country has come to “know” the girls' father in mythical terms, as a martyr, hero and fallen soldier in the struggle for justice. But they knew him as “Daddy.”
Holocaust Museum to honor civil rights leader
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 3, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) During the Days of Remembrance for the Holocaust, the congressman and activist will be honored as “an inspiration to people of conscience the world over.”
Civil rights hero Jonathan Daniels memorialized at National Cathedral
By Mary Troyan — August 7, 2015
A stone carving of Daniels joins those of Mother Teresa and Rosa Parks.
In Thomas Merton, conference panelists see a model for racial justice and healing
By Renée K. Gadoua — May 19, 2015
(RNS) While he’s widely admired for his autobiographical writing about contemplative prayer and meditation, Merton’s work on racial justice is less well-known.
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