by Wendell Griffen | Jul 21, 2020 | Opinion
U.S. Congressman John Lewis did not serve as pastor of a church. He did not lead a denomination. He was not president of a college or university. As far as I can tell, he never worked in the private sector. Instead, John Lewis spent his entire adult life working,...
by Wendell Griffen | Jul 13, 2020 | Opinion
The board of regents of Baylor University recently announced the formation of a 26-person Commission on Historic Campus Representations. According to a July 6, 2020, press release, the commission “will provide guidance on presenting Baylor’s complete history as the...
by Wendell Griffen | Jun 17, 2020 | Opinion
I have lost count of the number of times I’ve heard white journalists, politicians and self-described evangelical Christians express sorrow and make gestures of sympathy about the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. I have lost count of the...
by Wendell Griffen | Jun 9, 2020 | Opinion
The world has been protesting since a smartphone video taken by a courageous black teenager became public about the horrific and brutal death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, at the hands, knees and omissions of four Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officers. People in...
