From KKK family to civil rights activist: ‘Son of the South’ and the extraordinary journey of Bob Zellner
DAVID ADAMS speaks to writer/director Barry Alexander Brown about his latest film, ‘Son of the South’…
In the US, three church coalitions in the Deep South partner to urge racial reconciliation — and justice
RNS Leaders of multiracial coalitions of churches in three Southern cities have confessed to being too “comfortable” and committed anew to “work for justice to right past wrongs” and seek racial unity. “As a group of racially, ethnically, and politically diverse church leaders in the Deep South areas of Charleston, South Carolina, Montgomery, Alabama, and […]
US SLAVERY ANNIVERSARY: MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, CHURCHES PART OF CITY’S 200 YEAR HISTORY OF SLAVERY, CIVIL RIGHTS
As the US marks 400 years since the arrival of the first African slaves in Jamestown, Virginia, ADELLE M BANKS reports from Alabama’s capital on the city’s historic connections with slavery – and the modern civil rights movement…
ESSAY: LYNCHING MEMORIAL SHOWS WOMEN WERE VICTIMS, TOO
US academic EVELYN M SIMIEN, in an article first published on The Conversation, expresses hope a new memorial to the victims of lynching in America will shine new light on all victims, including women…
ESSAY: JAMES CONE, THE CROSS AND THE LYNCHING MEMORIAL
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JEMAR TISBY, author and president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, reflects on the unveiling of the first ever memorial dedicated to lynching victims in the US and the death of acclaimed author James Cone…
ESSAY: KING IN MONTGOMERY – A WHITE SOUTHERN BAPTIST MINISTER REFLECTS
Southern Baptist Convention minister ALAN CROSS reflects on how things have changed in the years since Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, pastored a church in Montgomery – and how much still needs to change…