How Long? – Holding on to Hope

By Rev. Jim Melson, Executive Director of The Cornelius Corps  The news reports this week about hatred, violence, and death from Atlanta, GA and Boulder, CO are devastating. The combination of racist anti-Asian hate and mass murder raises the question,...

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Taking the White Christian Nationalist Symbols at the Capitol Riot Seriously

Taking the White Christian Nationalist Symbols at the Capitol Riot Seriously

The attack exposed the comfortable juxtaposition of Christianity and white supremacy. If there was one thing of value to come out of the shameful chaos of Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, it’s that the horrific events made plain the...

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Indiginous People’s Day: Rev. Jim Melson

Indiginous People’s Day: Rev. Jim Melson

An article from our new partner Cornelius Corps This week there was a holiday that had a new name in Virginia where I live. For the first time, the second Monday in October was called Indigenous Peoples Day instead of...

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 Prophetic Justice by Michael Catlett

 Prophetic Justice by Michael Catlett

I cannot think of justice without seeing a policeman’s knee upon George Floyd’s neck, or remember Breonna Taylor dead on her apartment floor, an innocent victim of a poorly conceived and horribly executed warrant. What does justice look like when...

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IJF Advisory Group: Reflections on the decision in the Breonna Taylor Case

IJF Advisory Group: Reflections on the decision in the Breonna Taylor Case

IJF Advisory Group: Reflections on the decision in the Breonna Taylor Case by Carl Jensen One of the great blessings of our IJF advisory fellowship is our diversity. We have walked many different life paths and have experienced the world’s realities...

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Police Negligence and Criminality?

Police Negligence and Criminality?

Police Negligence and Criminality? by Henry "Hank" Allen Once again, police negligence and criminality have been justified under a cloak of legality. The Breonna Taylor adjudication was reprehensible since it justified the shedding of innocent blood, the result of reckless...

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The Decisions on the Breonna Taylor Case

The Decisions on the Breonna Taylor Case

The Decisions on the Breonna Taylor Case by Samuel Feemster Our FBI SWAT team rehearsed executing a dynamic entry ad infinitum. Each scenario was different, but the tactical precision remained constant. We learned to think in each space occupied, identify...

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Reflection on the aftermath of the death of Ms. Breonna Taylor

Reflection on the aftermath of the death of Ms. Breonna Taylor

Reflection on the aftermath of the death of Ms. Breonna Taylor by Inez Tuck Death at the hands of another human being is numbing and an unfortunate loss of life under any circumstances. The death of a family member is...

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Anger but not surprise

Anger but not surprise

Anger but not surprise by Temitope Oyegbile M.D. I was really angry and upset to hear the outcome of Breonna Taylor's case, but I was not surprised. I had seen the KY AG speak at the RNC and read that...

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Sister Breonna is gone, far too soon.

Sister Breonna is gone, far too soon.

Sister Breonna is gone, far too soon. by Carl Jensen   Would that same police raid have occurred in Brownsboro Farms, an upper middle class, predominantly white, suburb of Louisville, just minutes away from where Breonna died? Well, it never did...

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