Learning from Dr. King
Dr. King led the largest social justice movement this country has ever seen, and he did so for 13 years! How did he do it? What were his secrets? What can we learn from him?
Ten Years Later
The legacy of Sandy Hook is a nation of children who have grown up with active shooter drills and enhanced school security, some with armed guards.
The Center for Racial and Social Justice Statement on Moore v. Harper
One of the hallmarks of American democracy is the ability of average citizens to determine the course of power through our elected democracy. Who has power, how it is used, and who benefits from that power.
It’s Not Over
As American citizens, we can’t just leave it up to the politicians we elect to solve our problems. They are important and vital pieces of the puzzle, and they can help determine the direction of our country moving forward. But they are not the only ones who hold power.
Thanksgiving and Social Justice
We all know the story of the original Thanksgiving – how European colonizers were on the brink of starving until Native Americans provided them with enough food to make it through the winter and eventually taught them how to farm native crops until they could feed themselves.
The Importance of Voting
Today is All Hallows Eve, or Halloween, as we normally call it. It is a supposedly scary time, when ghosts and goblins run amuck, horror movies prey on our deepest fears, and people choose to be frightened through haunted houses or scary parties. But while the horrors of Halloween are in some sense manufactured, there …
Another Senseless Shooting
Like many communities around this country, the citizens of Raleigh probably never imagined a seemingly random shooting of innocent civilians would occur in our community, but sadly, it has.
What to the Slave is the 4th of July?
On this Fourth of July holiday, I thought it fitting to reprint a portion of this notable and timely speech by one of this nation’s greatest Civil Rights champions, Frederick Douglass. Read and contemplate, how much has changed and how little has changed. – Dr. Erin H. Moore
Juneteenth – In Honor of our Ancestors
What does freedom really mean in a country that will do anything to ensure that some never experience it?
Another Senseless Shooting, Part 2
Like many of you, I cannot begin to imagine the horror and pain of the parents and families of the children who were slaughtered in Uvalde, Texas exactly one week ago today. Nor can I comprehend the gross inaction of the police who stood by for too long while some of the children and staff …