by Joia Erin Thornton | Nov 6, 2026 | Opinion
The Faith Leaders of Color Coalition represents more than 800 Black clergy across the United States and its U.S. territories. Together, we applaud Governor Newsom’s commitment to confronting racial bias and inequity and the steps he has taken toward that goal. The...
by Craig Nash | Oct 15, 2026 | Opinion
Latino Evangelical leaders are calling on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to place a statewide pause on all scheduled death-row executions. In a letter they delivered on Tuesday, clergy and faith leaders cited Florida’s disproportionate use of the death penalty....
by Craig Nash | Oct 8, 2026 | Opinion
In 1916, 17-year-old Jesse Washington was lynched in downtown Waco, Texas, just under three miles from where I sit. The event, known here in town as the “First Waco Horror,” followed the pattern of many such executions during the Jim Crow era. It relied on...
by Craig Nash | Aug 13, 2026 | News
For the first time in 16 years, three convicted inmates are set to be put to death on the same day in the United States. The executions are scheduled for Thursday, August 13, in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma. This is set against the backdrop of a nation that...
by Craig Nash | May 11, 2026 | News
On Thursday, May 7, a group of faith leaders in Fort Worth hand-delivered a letter to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, expressing concern over what appears to be an overly aggressive approach to charging people with crimes that could result in a death...
