Jun 3, 2020 | Advocacy, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Racial, Reparations, Social Justice
The Fellowship of Reconciliation honors the righteous rage, agony, and despair that has fueled a renewed global uprising against the powers and principalities of racist policing and punishment in recent days. This rebellion, rooted in a deep desire for justice and...
Mar 21, 2019 | Civil Rights, FORusa Feature, Racial, Reparations
We need to deepen our analysis of the lives and legacies of revered leaders, especially in the arenas of activism and social change. As Coleman Hughes recently pointed out in The New York Times (“The Gay, Black Civil Rights Hero Opposed to Affirmative...
Mar 5, 2019 | Civil Rights, FORusa Feature, Racial, Reparations, Uncategorized
No one is perfect. That includes civil rights icon Bayard Rustin. That’s the message columnist Coleman Hughes and video producer Taige Jensen tried to send in a multimedia New York Times opinion piece titled “The Gay, Black Civil Rights Hero Opposed to Affirmative...
Mar 1, 2019 | Civil Rights, News, Racial, Reparations
On February 28, 2019, The New York Times published a 6-minute multimedia video, narrated by Times contributing opinion writer Coleman Hughes, titled “The Gay, Black Civil Rights Hero Opposed to Affirmative Action: How would Bayard Rustin be judged today?”...
Feb 26, 2019 | Black Lives Matter, FORusa Feature, FORusa Publications, Racial, Reparations
Recent headlines reinforce how little progress has been made in terms of economic justice for African Americans. An exhaustive report by the Center for Investigative Journalism examined current redlining practices that fuel gentrification. Combing through over 31...
Feb 24, 2019 | Black Lives Matter, Community, FORusa Feature, FORusa Publications, Racial, Reparations
“If you stick a knife nine inches into my back and pull it out three inches, that is not progress. Even if you pull it all the way out, that is not progress. Progress is healing the wound, and America hasn’t even begun to pull out the knife.” –El Hajj Malik El Shabazz...
