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Columbus PD teaches high school athletes how to deal with police

PositiveLeo wrote 1 week ago: WIloRES In a town where football players are treated like Hollywood stars, police are holding their … more →

Tags: CADE, columbus pd

Oct 1: Religious Meeting of Minds & Souls

Mark Nielsen wrote 3 months ago: Who knew? The Methodists, ELCA Lutherans and Roman Catholics agreed on something major and theologic … more →

Tags: Politics, Religion, Christianity, Mennonites, Arts & Culture, Nonprofits, The Universe, Computing/Internet, Catholics

Nieman Reports: Fall 2009 - Let's Talk Journalism & Social Media

Hayley Watson wrote 3 months ago: The current issues of Harvard’s ‘Nieman Reports’ is essential viewing for anyone i … more →

Tags: Work Related, Journalism related, Journalism, twitter, nieman reports, harvard, Social Media, facebook, Overholster

Just finished watching the debate...2 comments

thememphisliberal wrote 3 months ago: Huh. Alright, my take: Lowery shined as (apparently) the most quick-witted and intelligent of the ca … more →

Tags: mayor, Memphis Crime, Wharton, Memphis Mayor, mayoral debate

Mayoral Debate Tonight!

thememphisliberal wrote 3 months ago: 7 PM, on Channel 5. I won’t be able to watch it live, as I’ll be attending week 3 of the … more →

Tags: mayor, Memphis Mayor, mayoral debate

United Methodist Minister Wins Presidential Medal

monkswb wrote 4 months ago: Article by Kathy Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C. (UMNS) — The Rev. Joseph Lowery, 87, a United Methodist pa … more →

Tags: nonviolence, nonviolent, united methodist, presidential medal, southern christian leadership conference, Luther King

How Many White Men Does it Take . . . ?2 comments

Mark wrote 10 months ago: OK, the answer is–whatever the punchline– That’s not funny! I was going to ask, … more →

Tags: Justice, Freedom, Presidential Election, Politically Correct, angry white men, inaugural prayer, Sense of Humor

On reading McCullers complete novels

peedeel wrote 10 months ago: Wasn’t it Arthur Miller who once declared (with suitably “paralyzing pomp”) “We have had more than o … more →

Tags: Books, McCullers

Where Was the Best Place to Watch the Inauguration?2 comments

quixtic wrote 11 months ago: If you were in Atlanta, probably the big gathering at Centennial Olympic Park, but if you couldn … more →

Tags: Approaches to Governance, Partisan Nonsense, Travel, President, obama, w.bush, Biden, Georgia, Justice

Lowery Raps The Benediction. Tells Asians To Calm Down

John Patrick wrote 11 months ago: The ending was truly profound: “Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors re … more →

Tags: Benediction, Inauguration, obama, Racist

An Uproar Over the "Racist" Prayer20 comments

USWeapon wrote 11 months ago: A full day has passed since the inauguration of President Obama. I thought it all went pretty well. … more →

Tags: voter issues, Politics, obama, President, Inauguration, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King, selma, Montgomery

Reverend Lowery's Moving Benediction

apartment1d wrote 11 months ago: Reverand Lowery’s Benediction (transcript, video) on the occasion of Barack Obama’s hist … more →

Tags: activism, GLBT, News and Current Events, Social Justice, Barack Obama, Benediction, Civil Rights, Inauguration, MLK

How has the world changed? 2 comments

cann0nba11 wrote 11 months ago: I’ve been struggling to capture my thoughts accurately. (Hell, most of my blog entries are cre … more →

Tags: Politics, General, Culture, election, obama, racism, Race issues, change, HOPE

Text of Dr. Joseph Lowery's Benediction

nativevotewa wrote 11 months ago: Text of the benediction by Rev. Joseph Lowery during President Barack Obama’s inauguration: Go … more →

Tags: Native Vote Washington, Inauguration, obama

Inaugural Prayer

artandhistory wrote 11 months ago: Not a church-goer myself, but I loved Rev. Lowery’s mini-seminar on the genius of the finest b … more →

Dr. Joseph Lowery's Benediction at Obama's Inauguration

hollyczuba wrote 11 months ago: Running up to the election I felt myself a bit indifferent to Barack Obama.  I was a Hillary support … more →

Tags: Society & Culture, obama, Inauguration

Barack Hussein Obama’s Inauguration – and Joseph Lowery’s prayer

anarchicgretel wrote 11 months ago: I watched the inauguration on a big screen in a pub in London from around 445pm London-time, along w … more →

Tags: Comments, obama

AMEN

palaceofmuse wrote 11 months ago: What a beautiful morning! I went to a friend’s house for a photo shoot, she is an amazing woma … more →

Tags: Then she said..., Rev

Color Bind3 comments

ritabradley wrote 11 months ago: The following poem/prayer was read (and I believe penned as well) by Reverend Joseph Lowery at the P … more →

Tags: Inauguration, Presidential, Prayer, Poem, reverend, obama


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