Tag: black lives matter

Ultimately as white folks we need to ask ourselves, “What evidence is there in your life that Black Lives Matter?”

This Juneteenth, Pastor Eddie Anderson will be among many social justice activists, educators and faith leaders around the country reflecting on the role of the black church in the Black Lives Matter movement.

What do the African American men in Spokane think about racism at the hands of police officers and how do they feel? Do they live in fear for themselves and for their children? What do they think about the protests and what do they think society needs to do where they are concerned?

Stepping into the pulpit the Sunday after George Floyd was killed wasn’t easy for the Rev. Walter Kendricks.

I do not write here to make a case for or against rioting as a way of working toward social change. In fact, much of the rioting has been performed by people with power and not connected to the Black Lives Matter movement. But these riots do act as evidence that our country is broken.

After spending five days in Washington, D.C. for the Women's March, Spokane resident Lena Negrete came home to find a sign in her yard that read, "White Lives Matter More!" The sign was signed, "K.K.K. The true boys in da hood" and was placed in front of the "Black Lives Matter" sign that Negrete has had in her yard since summer.

The multicultural seminary in New York City is one of a few that have offered a class focused on Black Lives Matter, the movement and the theology related to it.