"We who believe in freedom cannot rest" Ella Josephine Baker From Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer and Diane Nash to Opal Tometti, Patrisse Cullors and Alicia Garza -- women have led in the struggle for Black freedom and Black Lives. Moral Monday CT celebrates Women's History Month Sweet Honey in the Rock "Ella's Song" … Continue reading Sisters Lead the Struggle
The Force is Strong with Us
As debate rages on about Beyonce’s Super Bowl “Formation,” the media is hypnotized by the truculence of the Trump candidacy, the Dept. of Justice prepares to takes aim at Ferguson leaders for failing to overhaul their justice system, and police violence continues to afflict communities of color, it is clear America is struggling with authority, power … Continue reading The Force is Strong with Us
We the Protestors…
Source: We the Protestors...
We the Protestors…
“I was going to die, sooner or later, whether or not I had even spoken myself. My silences had not protected me. Your silences will not protect you.... What are the words you do not yet have? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will … Continue reading We the Protestors…
Is Faith a Reality Distortion?
Racial justice activists and people of faith have come together around the country — in cities, shopping malls, universities, stadiums, airports, churches, water treatment plants, banks and more. Bases include Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago, New York, Ferguson, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Charleston, Raleigh, Minneapolis. And in CONNECTICUT (Moral Monday CT!): Hartford, New Haven, Newtown, New London, … Continue reading Is Faith a Reality Distortion?