My hope is that we who are gay rights advocates, gay and straight, will link arms with a host of others in confronting the economic and educational disparities between the black community and other communities. May historians be able to write that on the day that Baltimore erupted and on the next day when the Supreme Court moved toward affirming marriage equality for same sex couples, a coalition emerged that began to do what had not been done before, acknowledging and addressing the damage done to black slaves and the sons and daughters of black slaves by a nation that claimed to be rooted in democracy and justice.
Read MoreReligious fundamentalism, regardless of the religion, whether it is Islamic Sharia Law, Christian teachings, or any other religious law or teaching may serve the adherents of the religious believer. But, if we continue to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in schools and public places and end it with the words, "With liberty and justice for all," then we cannot allow so-called “Religious Freedom" to make a mockery of those words.
Read MoreLove is expressed in many ways, but to express it in justice, is to take seriously, the making of all humanity; "The Beloved Community"
Read MoreContradictions, freedoms and nonviolence should be words that engage the thinking and conversation of all of us as we discuss race.
Read MoreBut, it was Marilyn and her persistence about our going to Selma that caused me to make Martin Luther King's words; "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere", become almost a mantra for me as I have sought, through Truth in Progress, to explore the relationship between racism and heterosexism. In this time when the Supreme Court issued rulings favoring marriage equality for same sex couples while at the same time, limiting affirmative action and voter rights for black people and others, it is important for Gay persons and the Gay rights movement, at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and beyond, to identify as never before, with the ongoing quest and struggle for racial justice.
Read More“One of my memories (of the Selma to Montgomery marches) is that of standing next to Bishop James Pike on the steps of the church and hearing him say as he looked out at the crowd, ‘This is one of the greatest ecumenical and interfaith gatherings in history.' It was a very moving time for us. There was such a diverse array of people, and that of course made its impact on the nation.”
Read MoreWe have inherited a big house, a great "world house" in which we have to live together - black and white, Easterners and Westerners, Gentiles and Jews, Catholics and Protestants, Moslem and Hindu, a family unduly separated in ideas, culture, and interests who, because we can never again live without each other, must learn, somehow, in this one big world, to live with each other.
Read MoreMost children learn a bit about Dr. King in schools today, but it’s vital to continue that conversation outside of the classroom and in the world, where equality issues are still pressing. This infographic presents a timeline of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., to honor his legacy and fuel the conversation about his battle for equality.
Read MoreStatements like Laszloffy's are meant to create a false reality. They are meant to divide our communities, and we simply cannot let it pass. The struggle for dignity, security, and justice is a shared struggle across constituencies.
Read MoreWe too were soaked from our experience of Selma, christened with the waters of a heartbreaking yet fierce turning point in history.
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