Tutu, Gandhi, King Descendants Call for Clemency for NYS Imprisoned Elder Activist

Nov 10, 2020 | Advocacy, Black Lives Matter, Social Justice

As the world focuses on election results and the growth in Covid-19 infections, the situation behind prison walls remains out of view for most of us. In New York State correctional institutions, however, coronavirus numbers surge at rates which counter the leadership...

The Day After: Acknowledging Our Trauma, Preparing for the Hard Road Ahead

Nov 5, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Community, General, News, North America, Peacebuilding, Racial, Social Justice

Dear FOR-USA family, As I write you just after Election Day, from my home in the great republic of Brooklyn, New York, the election results are not yet fully known. What is certain, however, is that we have a great deal of work to do and some difficult days ahead as a...

White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity–Brooklyn Historical Society

Sep 25, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Interfaith, Racial, Reparations, Social Justice

At a time when secular institutions are attempting to reconcile with a history of racial inequality, join in a conversation that seeks to bring the same sense of reckoning to the historical entanglement of white supremacy in American Christianity. Robert P. Jones, CEO...

¡Presente! Janisha R. Gabriel

Sep 11, 2020 | ¡Presente!, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, LGBTQ+

We are deeply saddened to announce the death of our colleague, Janisha R. Gabriel. An artist, designer, theologian, strategist, life-long activist and organizer, over the past year, Janisha took on the chronic technical issues that had been affecting FOR’s website....

Gathering Voices: Rev. Starsky Wilson–The only time black lives matter is when black people are dying.

Sep 3, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Gathering Voices, North America, Racial, Social Justice

In this interview — broken into three short parts — Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson discusses the disproportionate impact the coronavirus is having on African Americans in St. Louis, where the first 13 deaths were black people. Rev. Wilson was the President and CEO of...

Gathering Voices: Rev Julian DeShazier–“neighbor” as a verb and not simply a noun

Sep 3, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Gathering Voices, North America, Racial

 Rev. Julian discusses how the pandemic is affecting his community on Chicago’s south side and how he believes this crisis is an opportunity to think of the word “neighbor” as a verb and not simply a noun. As a national speaker, advocate and emcee,...